Babahoyo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Babahoyo in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BabahoyoLos Rios (Region)Ecuador (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Babahoyo plotted against Los Rios and Ecuador. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Babahoyo's incremental SNDi rose from 1.51 to 1.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Babahoyo ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Los Rios and 3rd out of 34 in Ecuador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.96
Rank in Ecuador
5th of 34
Rank in Los Rios
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.56
Rank in Ecuador
3rd of 34
Rank in Los Rios
1st of 3

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
BabahoyoTingjiangTera

In new street additions, Babahoyo and Tingjiang both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Téra built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Babahoyo and Tingjiang both fluctuated in connectivity, while Téra became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Babahoyo and Téra have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.