Villahermosa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Villahermosa in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Villahermosa plotted against Tabasco and México. The SNDi of new construction in Villahermosa rose steadily, compared to Tabasco which rose steadily and México which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Villahermosa's incremental SNDi rose from 6.0 to 6.95 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Villahermosa ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Tabasco and 175th out of 182 in México as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.95
Rank in México
181st of 182
Rank in Tabasco
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.68
Rank in México
175th of 182
Rank in Tabasco
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VillahermosaOndoKarnal

In new street additions, Villahermosa and Ondo both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Karnal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Villahermosa and Karnal have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.