Matanzas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Matanzas in context

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MatanzasCuba (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Matanzas plotted against Cuba. Both Matanzas and Cuba follow the same trend. Most recently, Matanzas's incremental SNDi fell from 2.78 to 2.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Matanzas ranked 13th out of 27 in Cuba as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.66
Rank in Cuba
9th of 27

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.94
Rank in Cuba
13th of 27

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MatanzasLechangSharixon

In new street additions, Matanzas and Lechang both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Sharixon fluctuated in street-construction patterns. For the full network, Matanzas and Lechang both became progressively more disconnected, while Sharixon fluctuated in connectivity.