Kishim in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kishim in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KishimBadakhshan (Region)Afghanistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kishim plotted against Badakhshan and Afghanistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kishim's incremental SNDi rose from 5.92 to 6.46 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kishim ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Badakhshan and 70th out of 73 in Afghanistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.46
Rank in Afghanistan
64th of 73
Rank in Badakhshan
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.23
Rank in Afghanistan
70th of 73
Rank in Badakhshan
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KishimAamchit [Byblos]Gilgit

In new street additions, Kishim and Gilgit both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Aamchit [Byblos] built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Aamchit [Byblos] and Gilgit both became progressively more disconnected, while Kishim grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Kishim had a more connected network than Aamchit [Byblos] in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.