Arequipa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Arequipa in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ArequipaPeru (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Arequipa plotted against Peru. The SNDi of new construction in Arequipa peaked in 1976-1990, while Peru followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Arequipa's incremental SNDi fell from 2.77 to 2.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Arequipa ranked 36th out of 43 in Peru as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.75
Rank in Peru
26th of 43

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in Peru
36th of 43

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

What about similarly populated cities?

22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ArequipaPuducherryStuttgart

In new street additions, Arequipa and Stuttgart both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Puducherry built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Puducherry and Stuttgart both became progressively more disconnected, while Arequipa grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Arequipa had a more sprawly network than Puducherry in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.