Cuiabá in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cuiaba in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CuiabaMato Grosso (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cuiabá plotted against Mato Grosso and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Cuiabá's incremental SNDi rose from 2.71 to 3.35 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cuiabá ranked 9th out of 9 cities in Mato Grosso and 212th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.35
Rank in Brazil
198th of 365
Rank in Mato Grosso
9th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.5
Rank in Brazil
212th of 365
Rank in Mato Grosso
9th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CuiabaHuaduBilaspur

In new street additions, Cuiabá and Huadu both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bilaspur built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Cuiabá and Bilaspur both became progressively more disconnected, while Huadu fluctuated in connectivity. Cuiabá and Bilaspur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.