Jaén in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jaen 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
JaenCajamarca (Region)Peru (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jaén plotted against Cajamarca and Peru. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Jaén's incremental SNDi rose from 2.08 to 2.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jaén ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Cajamarca and 21st out of 43 in Peru as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.45
Rank in Peru
15th of 43
Rank in Cajamarca
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.37
Rank in Peru
21st of 43
Rank in Cajamarca
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JaenSertiItabaiana

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