Iquitos in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Iquitos in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IquitosLoreto (Region)Peru (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Iquitos plotted against Loreto and Peru. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Iquitos's incremental SNDi rose from 2.9 to 3.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Iquitos ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Loreto and 27th out of 43 in Peru as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.19
Rank in Peru
34th of 43
Rank in Loreto
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.51
Rank in Peru
27th of 43
Rank in Loreto
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

08162432<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
08162432<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IquitosKoiAlem Ketema

Iquitos, Koi, and Alem Ketema all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Iquitos and Koi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.