Escuintla in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Escuintla in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EscuintlaGuatemala (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Escuintla plotted against Guatemala. Both Escuintla and Guatemala follow the same trend. Most recently, Escuintla's incremental SNDi rose from 5.59 to 6.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Escuintla ranked 24th out of 31 in Guatemala as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.02
Rank in Guatemala
19th of 31

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.83
Rank in Guatemala
24th of 31

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
EscuintlaFangcheng DistrictGuangde

In new street additions, Escuintla and Fangcheng District both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Guangde fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Escuintla and Fangcheng District both became progressively more disconnected, while Guangde fluctuated in connectivity. Escuintla and Guangde have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.