Context
The chart above shows the evolution of street network disconnectedness of the most connected and most disconnected cities in Honduras, for both new street additions (left) and the aggregate street network (right).
Honduras in context: Street-network sprawl of new development
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Honduras rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Honduras, we can consider three of its most populous regions: Cortés, Francisco Morazán and Atlántida. Out of the three regions, Francisco Morazán does not follow the same trend as the country. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Francisco Morazán followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Honduras fare in comparison to others in the world? Most recently in 2006-2020, street construction in Honduras was the 120th-most disconnected out of the 179 countries in the world. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other countries in the world, street construction in Honduras has become more connected. Honduras ranked 81st in 1975, 62nd in 1976-1990, 72nd in 1991-2005 and 120th in 2006-2020.
The largest city in Honduras is Tegucigalpa, with a population of 1212400 people. Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Tegucigalpa as of 2020, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.67, which is sprawly. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Tegucigalpa followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
Honduras in context: Aggregate street-network sprawl
As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Honduras is Tegucigalpa with an SNDi of 4.67, which is sprawly. Conversely, the most connected city is Catacamas with an SNDi of 1.25, which is very well-connected. See these two cities’ trends in the above graph, or dive deeper into each: Catacamas, Tegucigalpa.
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Honduras rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Honduras, we can consider three of its most populous regions: Cortés, Francisco Morazán and Atlántida. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Honduras follow the same country trend.
To date, Honduras is the 99th-most disconnected out of the 179 countries in the world. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other countries in the world, the street network in Honduras has become more connected. Honduras ranked 81st in 1975, 82nd in 1976-1990, 88th in 1991-2005 and 99th in 2006-2020.
The largest city in Honduras is Tegucigalpa, with a population of 1212400 people. Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Tegucigalpa as of 2020, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.67, which is sprawly. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Tegucigalpa rose steadily.