João Pessoa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Joao Pessoa in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Joao PessoaParaiba (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with João Pessoa plotted against Paraíba and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, João Pessoa's incremental SNDi rose from 2.71 to 2.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, João Pessoa ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Paraíba and 213th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.79
Rank in Brazil
138th of 365
Rank in Paraíba
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.52
Rank in Brazil
213th of 365
Rank in Paraíba
3rd of 3

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
Joao PessoaKottayamSan Luis Potosi

While Kottayam and San Luis Potosí both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, João Pessoa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. João Pessoa and San Luis Potosí have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.