Málaga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Malaga in context

1.622.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MalagaAndalucia (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Málaga plotted against Andalucía and Spain. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Málaga's incremental SNDi fell from 2.76 to 2.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Málaga ranked 9th out of 19 cities in Andalucía and 46th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in Spain
58th of 85
Rank in Andalucía
13th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.96
Rank in Spain
46th of 85
Rank in Andalucía
9th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MalagaBarnaulIbague

In new street additions, Málaga built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Barnaul built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Ibagué built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Málaga and Ibagué both became progressively more disconnected, while Barnaul grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.