Ain Fakroun in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ain Fakroun in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ain FakrounOum el Bouaghi (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ain Fakroun plotted against Oum el Bouaghi and Algeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ain Fakroun's incremental SNDi rose from 2.12 to 2.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ain Fakroun ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Oum el Bouaghi and 54th out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.59
Rank in Algeria
63rd of 109
Rank in Oum el Bouaghi
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.15
Rank in Algeria
54th of 109
Rank in Oum el Bouaghi
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ain FakrounBalugaonLibertador General San Martin

Ain Fakroun, Balugaon, and Libertador General San Martín all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Ain Fakroun became progressively more disconnected, while Balugaon fluctuated in connectivity and Libertador General San Martín grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Ain Fakroun and Libertador General San Martín have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.