Ji-Paraná in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Ji-Parana in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ji-Paraná plotted against Rondônia and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ji-Paraná's incremental SNDi rose from 2.98 to 3.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ji-Paraná ranked 4th out of 5 cities in Rondônia and 147th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.15
- Rank in Brazil
- 173rd of 365
- Rank in Rondônia
- 4th of 5
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 2.16
- Rank in Brazil
- 147th of 365
- Rank in Rondônia
- 4th of 5
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- الفاروق, Saudi Arabia
- Huolong, China
- Kamsar, Guinea
- Akim Oda, Ghana
- `Adan Barakah, Yemen
- Kintampo, Ghana
In new street additions, Ji-Paraná and Akim Oda both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while الفاروق built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Ji-Paraná and Akim Oda both became progressively more disconnected, while الفاروق became progressively more connected. Ji-Paraná and Akim Oda have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.