Esmeraldas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Esmeraldas in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EsmeraldasEcuador (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Esmeraldas plotted against Ecuador. Both Esmeraldas and Ecuador follow the same trend. Most recently, Esmeraldas's incremental SNDi rose from 2.55 to 3.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Esmeraldas ranked 30th out of 34 in Ecuador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.24
Rank in Ecuador
21st of 34

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.74
Rank in Ecuador
30th of 34

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
EsmeraldasXinleGuaymas

In new street additions, Esmeraldas and Guaymas both fluctuated in street-construction patterns, while Xinle built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Xinle and Guaymas both became progressively more disconnected, while Esmeraldas grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Esmeraldas and Xinle have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.