Senhor do Bonfim in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Senhor do Bonfim in context

1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Senhor do BonfimBahia (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Senhor do Bonfim plotted against Bahia and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Senhor do Bonfim's incremental SNDi rose from 1.58 to 1.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Senhor do Bonfim ranked 3rd out of 22 cities in Bahia and 55th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.88
Rank in Brazil
40th of 365
Rank in Bahia
3rd of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.65
Rank in Brazil
55th of 365
Rank in Bahia
3rd of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Senhor do BonfimCorozalRaniganj

Senhor do Bonfim, Corozal, and Raniganj all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Senhor do Bonfim and Raniganj both fluctuated in connectivity, while Corozal became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Senhor do Bonfim had a more sprawly network than Corozal in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.