Riohacha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Riohacha in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RiohachaLa Guajira (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Riohacha plotted against La Guajira and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Riohacha's incremental SNDi rose from 1.39 to 1.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Riohacha ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in La Guajira and 4th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.84
Rank in Colombia
6th of 83
Rank in La Guajira
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.66
Rank in Colombia
4th of 83
Rank in La Guajira
2nd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RiohachaMetallurgicheskiy DistrictGuanghan

In new street additions, Metallurgicheskiy District and Guanghan both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Riohacha fluctuated in street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Metallurgicheskiy District and Guanghan both became progressively more disconnected, while Riohacha fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Riohacha had a more connected network than Metallurgicheskiy District in 1975, but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.