Anaco in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Anaco in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AnacoAnzoategui (Region)Venezuela (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Anaco plotted against Anzoátegui and Venezuela. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Anaco's incremental SNDi rose from 2.83 to 3.89 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Anaco ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Anzoátegui and 27th out of 70 in Venezuela as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.89
Rank in Venezuela
20th of 70
Rank in Anzoátegui
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in Venezuela
27th of 70
Rank in Anzoátegui
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AnacoMohammad ShahrYenice

In new street additions, Anaco and Yenice both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mohammad Shahr built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Mohammad Shahr and Yenice both became progressively more disconnected, while Anaco fluctuated in connectivity. Anaco and Mohammad Shahr have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.