San Pedro Sula in context: Street-network sprawl trends

San Pedro Sula 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
San Pedro SulaCortes (Region)Honduras (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with San Pedro Sula plotted against Cortés and Honduras. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, San Pedro Sula's incremental SNDi rose from 3.78 to 4.76 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, San Pedro Sula ranked 5th out of 5 cities in Cortés and 13th out of 16 in Honduras as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.76
Rank in Honduras
12th of 16
Rank in Cortés
4th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.24
Rank in Honduras
13th of 16
Rank in Cortés
5th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
San Pedro SulaHai PhongMaceio

San Pedro Sula, Hải Phòng, and Maceió all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. San Pedro Sula and Hải Phòng have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.