Ceuta in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ceuta in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CeutaCeuta y Melilla (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ceuta plotted against Ceuta y Melilla and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in Ceuta peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Ceuta y Melilla which rose steadily and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Ceuta's incremental SNDi fell from 5.45 to 5.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ceuta ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Ceuta y Melilla and 84th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.19
Rank in Spain
81st of 85
Rank in Ceuta y Melilla
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.82
Rank in Spain
84th of 85
Rank in Ceuta y Melilla
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CeutaMongunoRajouri

While Monguno and Rajouri both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Ceuta built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Ceuta and Monguno both became progressively more disconnected, while Rajouri fluctuated in connectivity. Ceuta and Rajouri have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.