Choluteca in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Choluteca in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CholutecaHonduras (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Choluteca plotted against Honduras. Both Choluteca and Honduras follow the same trend. Most recently, Choluteca's incremental SNDi rose from 2.36 to 3.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Choluteca ranked 5th out of 16 in Honduras as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.48
Rank in Honduras
7th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.37
Rank in Honduras
5th of 16

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CholutecaSamaguriMagway

In new street additions, Choluteca built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Samaguri built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Magway fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Samaguri and Magway both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Choluteca became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Choluteca had a more connected network than Magway in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.