Comalcalco in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Comalcalco in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ComalcalcoTabasco (Region)Mexico (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Comalcalco plotted against Tabasco and México. While Tabasco and México both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Comalcalco's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Comalcalco's incremental SNDi rose from 2.82 to 4.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Comalcalco ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Tabasco and 112th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.22
Rank in México
122nd of 182
Rank in Tabasco
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.91
Rank in México
112th of 182
Rank in Tabasco
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ComalcalcoSidi MoussaKunjah

Comalcalco, Sidi Moussa, and Kunjah all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Sidi Moussa and Kunjah both fluctuated in connectivity, while Comalcalco became progressively more disconnected. Comalcalco and Kunjah have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.