Matagalpa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Matagalpa in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MatagalpaNicaragua (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Matagalpa plotted against Nicaragua. Both Matagalpa and Nicaragua follow the same trend. Most recently, Matagalpa's incremental SNDi rose from 3.92 to 4.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Matagalpa ranked 8th out of 10 in Nicaragua as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.48
Rank in Nicaragua
7th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.99
Rank in Nicaragua
8th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MatagalpaSa`dahKati

In new street additions, Matagalpa and Kati both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Sa`dah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Matagalpa and Kati both became progressively more disconnected, while Sa`dah fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Matagalpa had a more sprawly network than Kati in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.