Cumana in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cumana in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CumanaSucre (Region)Venezuela (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cumana plotted against Sucre and Venezuela. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Cumana's incremental SNDi rose from 6.19 to 7.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cumana ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Sucre and 53rd out of 70 in Venezuela as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.14
Rank in Venezuela
62nd of 70
Rank in Sucre
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.62
Rank in Venezuela
53rd of 70
Rank in Sucre
2nd of 2

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
CumanaPetrolinaPorto Velho

Cumana, Petrolina, and Porto Velho all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Cumana and Porto Velho have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.