Cochabamba in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cochabamba in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CochabambaBolivia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cochabamba plotted against Bolivia. Both Cochabamba and Bolivia follow the same trend. Most recently, Cochabamba's incremental SNDi rose from 2.56 to 3.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cochabamba ranked 11th out of 13 in Bolivia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.1
Rank in Bolivia
11th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.3
Rank in Bolivia
11th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CochabambaBelgradeDushanbe

In new street additions, Belgrade and Dushanbe both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Cochabamba fluctuated in street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Cochabamba and Belgrade have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.