Antigua Guatemala in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Antigua Guatemala in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Antigua GuatemalaSacatepequez (Region)Guatemala (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Antigua Guatemala plotted against Sacatepéquez and Guatemala. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Antigua Guatemala's incremental SNDi rose from 5.6 to 8.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Antigua Guatemala ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Sacatepéquez and 23rd out of 31 in Guatemala as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.94
Rank in Guatemala
30th of 31
Rank in Sacatepéquez
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.7
Rank in Guatemala
23rd of 31
Rank in Sacatepéquez
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Antigua GuatemalaJaswantnagarComayagua

In new street additions, Antigua Guatemala and Comayagua both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Jaswantnagar built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Antigua Guatemala and Comayagua both became progressively more disconnected, while Jaswantnagar became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Antigua Guatemala and Jaswantnagar have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.