Zaraza in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zaraza in context

1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZarazaGuarico (Region)Venezuela (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zaraza plotted against Guárico and Venezuela. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Zaraza's incremental SNDi rose from 2.15 to 3.42 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zaraza ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Guárico and 11th out of 70 in Venezuela as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.42
Rank in Venezuela
12th of 70
Rank in Guárico
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.48
Rank in Venezuela
11th of 70
Rank in Guárico
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZarazaPattamundaiNinh Binh

In new street additions, Zaraza fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Pattamundai built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Ninh Binh fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Zaraza fluctuated in connectivity, while Pattamundai became progressively more disconnected and Ninh Binh fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Zaraza had a more sprawly network than Pattamundai in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.