Quezaltepeque in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Quezaltepeque in context

44.85.66.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
44.85.66.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QuezaltepequeLa Libertad (Region)El Salvador (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Quezaltepeque plotted against La Libertad and El Salvador. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Quezaltepeque's incremental SNDi rose from 4.97 to 6.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Quezaltepeque ranked 1st out of 3 cities in La Libertad and 9th out of 12 in El Salvador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.13
Rank in El Salvador
9th of 12
Rank in La Libertad
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.82
Rank in El Salvador
9th of 12
Rank in La Libertad
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
QuezaltepequeKhachmazTrani

In new street additions, Quezaltepeque built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Khachmaz built increasingly connected streets over time and Trani built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Quezaltepeque and Trani both became progressively more disconnected, while Khachmaz became progressively more connected. Notably, Quezaltepeque had a more connected network than Khachmaz in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.