Cúcuta in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cucuta in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CucutaNorte de Santander (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cúcuta plotted against Norte de Santander and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Cúcuta's incremental SNDi rose from 2.91 to 3.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cúcuta ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Norte de Santander and 43rd out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.59
Rank in Colombia
44th of 83
Rank in Norte de Santander
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.79
Rank in Colombia
43rd of 83
Rank in Norte de Santander
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CucutaImphalHoms

Cúcuta, Imphal, and Homs all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Cúcuta and Homs both became progressively more disconnected, while Imphal fluctuated in connectivity.