Ceuta in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ceuta in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CeutaCeuta y Melilla (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ceuta plotted against Ceuta y Melilla and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in Ceuta peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Ceuta y Melilla which rose steadily and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Ceuta's incremental SNDi fell from 5.45 to 5.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ceuta ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Ceuta y Melilla and 84th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.19
Rank in Spain
81st of 85
Rank in Ceuta y Melilla
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.82
Rank in Spain
84th of 85
Rank in Ceuta y Melilla
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CeutaMongunoRajouri

In new street additions, Monguno and Rajouri both fluctuated in street-construction patterns, while Ceuta built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Ceuta and Monguno both became progressively more disconnected, while Rajouri fluctuated in connectivity. Ceuta and Rajouri have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.