Ayacucho in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ayacucho in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AyacuchoPeru (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ayacucho plotted against Peru. Both Ayacucho and Peru follow the same trend. Most recently, Ayacucho's incremental SNDi rose from 2.28 to 3.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ayacucho ranked 37th out of 43 in Peru as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.28
Rank in Peru
36th of 43

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.85
Rank in Peru
37th of 43

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AyacuchoQuangangKhall

In new street additions, Ayacucho fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Quangang built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Khall fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ayacucho fluctuated in connectivity, while Quangang became progressively more connected and Khall fluctuated in connectivity. Ayacucho and Quangang have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.