Maracaibo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Maracaibo in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaracaiboZulia (Region)Venezuela (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Maracaibo plotted against Zulia and Venezuela. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Maracaibo's incremental SNDi rose from 3.26 to 3.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Maracaibo ranked 6th out of 9 cities in Zulia and 21st out of 70 in Venezuela as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.64
Rank in Venezuela
15th of 70
Rank in Zulia
5th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.9
Rank in Venezuela
21st of 70
Rank in Zulia
6th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaracaiboBhopalBrazzaville

In new street additions, Maracaibo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bhopal built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Brazzaville built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Maracaibo and Bhopal have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.