Compostela in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Compostela in context

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CompostelaCompostela Valley (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Compostela plotted against Compostela Valley and Philippines. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Compostela's incremental SNDi rose from 4.67 to 6.21 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Compostela ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Compostela Valley and 26th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.21
Rank in Philippines
74th of 114
Rank in Compostela Valley
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.0
Rank in Philippines
26th of 114
Rank in Compostela Valley
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CompostelaIpilLuweero

In new street additions, Compostela and Luweero both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Ipil built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Compostela and Luweero both became progressively more disconnected, while Ipil became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Compostela and Ipil have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.