León in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Leon in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LeonGuanajuato (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with León plotted against Guanajuato and México. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, León's incremental SNDi rose from 2.85 to 3.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, León ranked 9th out of 15 cities in Guanajuato and 93rd out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.49
Rank in México
83rd of 182
Rank in Guanajuato
9th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in México
93rd of 182
Rank in Guanajuato
9th of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
LeonMosulBinhai New Area

In new street additions, León and Binhai New Area both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mosul built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, León and Mosul both became progressively more disconnected, while Binhai New Area fluctuated in connectivity. León and Mosul have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.