Retalhuleu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Retalhuleu in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RetalhuleuGuatemala (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Retalhuleu plotted against Guatemala. Both Retalhuleu and Guatemala follow the same trend. Most recently, Retalhuleu's incremental SNDi rose from 4.21 to 4.7 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Retalhuleu ranked 13th out of 31 in Guatemala as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.7
Rank in Guatemala
7th of 31

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.7
Rank in Guatemala
13th of 31

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RetalhuleuKipeseKafin Hausa

In new street additions, Retalhuleu and Kipese both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kafin Hausa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Retalhuleu and Kipese both became progressively more disconnected, while Kafin Hausa fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Retalhuleu had a more connected network than Kipese in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.