Ghazni in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ghazni in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GhazniAfghanistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ghazni plotted against Afghanistan. The SNDi of new construction in Ghazni rose steadily, while Afghanistan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ghazni's incremental SNDi rose from 4.06 to 4.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ghazni ranked 30th out of 73 in Afghanistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.62
Rank in Afghanistan
43rd of 73

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.72
Rank in Afghanistan
30th of 73

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GhazniGuanajuatoBekoji

Ghazni, Guanajuato, and Bekoji all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Ghazni and Bekoji have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.