Souk Ahras in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Souk Ahras in context

2.733.33.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.733.33.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Souk AhrasAlgeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Souk Ahras plotted against Algeria. Both Souk Ahras and Algeria follow the same trend. Most recently, Souk Ahras's incremental SNDi rose from 3.03 to 3.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Souk Ahras ranked 78th out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.11
Rank in Algeria
78th of 109

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.97
Rank in Algeria
78th of 109

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Souk AhrasMotaKasama

In new street additions, Souk Ahras and Mota both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kasama built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Souk Ahras and Mota have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.