Portoviejo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Portoviejo in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PortoviejoManabi (Region)Ecuador (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Portoviejo plotted against Manabi and Ecuador. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Portoviejo's incremental SNDi rose from 3.19 to 3.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Portoviejo ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Manabi and 27th out of 34 in Ecuador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.85
Rank in Ecuador
28th of 34
Rank in Manabi
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.17
Rank in Ecuador
27th of 34
Rank in Manabi
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PortoviejoHotanVerona

Portoviejo, Hotan, and Verona all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Portoviejo and Hotan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.