Paulo Afonso in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Paulo Afonso in context

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Paulo AfonsoBahia (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Paulo Afonso plotted against Bahia and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Paulo Afonso's incremental SNDi rose from 3.17 to 3.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Paulo Afonso ranked 15th out of 22 cities in Bahia and 246th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.56
Rank in Brazil
217th of 365
Rank in Bahia
11th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in Brazil
246th of 365
Rank in Bahia
15th of 22

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Paulo AfonsoFreiburg im UechtlandDiu

In new street additions, Paulo Afonso fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Freiburg im Üechtland built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Diu built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Paulo Afonso and Freiburg im Üechtland both became progressively more disconnected, while Diu became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Notably, Paulo Afonso had a more connected network than Diu in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.