Cobán in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Coban in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CobanAlta Verapaz (Region)Guatemala (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cobán plotted against Alta Verapaz and Guatemala. The SNDi of new construction in Cobán followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Alta Verapaz which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Guatemala which rose steadily. Most recently, Cobán's incremental SNDi rose from 4.73 to 5.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cobán ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Alta Verapaz and 14th out of 31 in Guatemala as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.83
Rank in Guatemala
18th of 31
Rank in Alta Verapaz
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.77
Rank in Guatemala
14th of 31
Rank in Alta Verapaz
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CobanBalangirMostaganem

In new street additions, Cobán and Mostaganem both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Balangir built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Cobán had a more connected network than Mostaganem in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.