Ciudad del Este in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ciudad del Este in context

2.12.22.32.42.52.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.22.32.42.52.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ciudad del EsteAlto Parana (Region)Paraguay (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ciudad del Este plotted against Alto Paraná and Paraguay. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ciudad del Este's incremental SNDi rose from 2.24 to 2.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ciudad del Este ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Alto Paraná and 9th out of 9 in Paraguay as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.56
Rank in Paraguay
6th of 9
Rank in Alto Paraná
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.31
Rank in Paraguay
9th of 9
Rank in Alto Paraná
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ciudad del EsteTepicFukuyama

In new street additions, Ciudad del Este and Fukuyama both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Tepic built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Tepic and Fukuyama both became progressively more disconnected, while Ciudad del Este fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Ciudad del Este had a more sprawly network than Tepic in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.