Ain Mlila in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ain Mlila in context

1.21.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ain MlilaOum 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 Mlila 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 Mlila's incremental SNDi rose from 1.39 to 1.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ain Mlila ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Oum el Bouaghi and 17th out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.56
Rank in Algeria
19th of 109
Rank in Oum el Bouaghi
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.44
Rank in Algeria
17th of 109
Rank in Oum el Bouaghi
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ain MlilaIreLokossa

While Ire and Lokossa both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Ain Mlila fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Ire and Lokossa both became progressively more disconnected, while Ain Mlila fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Ain Mlila had a more sprawly network than Lokossa in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.