Sidi Bel Abbes in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sidi Bel Abbes in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sidi Bel AbbesSidi Bel Abbes (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sidi Bel Abbes plotted against Sidi Bel Abbès and Algeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Sidi Bel Abbes's incremental SNDi rose from 2.11 to 2.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sidi Bel Abbes ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Sidi Bel Abbès and 45th out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.17
Rank in Algeria
45th of 109
Rank in Sidi Bel Abbès
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.97
Rank in Algeria
45th of 109
Rank in Sidi Bel Abbès
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sidi Bel AbbesRamgarhSawai Madhopur

In new street additions, Sidi Bel Abbes and Sawai Madhopur both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ramgarh built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Sidi Bel Abbes and Sawai Madhopur both became progressively more disconnected, while Ramgarh grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Sidi Bel Abbes and Ramgarh have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.