Ouenza in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ouenza in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OuenzaTebessa (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ouenza plotted against Tébessa and Algeria. While Tébessa and Algeria both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, Ouenza's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ouenza's incremental SNDi rose from 1.97 to 2.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ouenza ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Tébessa and 56th out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.22
Rank in Algeria
50th of 109
Rank in Tébessa
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.22
Rank in Algeria
56th of 109
Rank in Tébessa
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OuenzaAlbano LazialeCalabanga

In new street additions, Ouenza fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Albano Laziale built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Calabanga built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Albano Laziale and Calabanga both became progressively more disconnected, while Ouenza fluctuated in connectivity. Ouenza and Albano Laziale have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.