Comayagua in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Comayagua in context

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
ComayaguaHonduras (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Comayagua plotted against Honduras. Both Comayagua and Honduras follow the same trend. Most recently, Comayagua's incremental SNDi rose from 3.36 to 4.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Comayagua ranked 8th out of 16 in Honduras as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.45
Rank in Honduras
10th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.93
Rank in Honduras
8th of 16

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
ComayaguaAntigua GuatemalaApatzingan

Comayagua, Antigua Guatemala, and Apatzingán all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Comayagua and Apatzingán have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.