João Teves in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Joao Teves in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Joao TevesSao Lourenco dos Orgaos (Region)Cabo Verde (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with João Teves plotted against São Lourenço dos Órgãos and Cabo Verde. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, João Teves's incremental SNDi rose from 4.26 to 5.61 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, João Teves ranked 1st out of 1 cities in São Lourenço dos Órgãos and 2nd out of 2 in Cabo Verde as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.61
Rank in Cabo Verde
2nd of 2
Rank in São Lourenço dos Órgãos
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.53
Rank in Cabo Verde
2nd of 2
Rank in São Lourenço dos Órgãos
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Joao TevesLingbiTeixeira de Freitas

João Teves, Lingbi, and Teixeira de Freitas all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, João Teves and Teixeira de Freitas both became progressively more disconnected, while Lingbi fluctuated in connectivity.