Quba in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Quba in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QubaQuba-Khachmaz (Region)Azerbaijan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Quba plotted against Quba-Khachmaz and Azerbaijan. The SNDi of new construction in Quba followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Quba-Khachmaz which peaked in 1976-1990 and Azerbaijan which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Quba's incremental SNDi rose from 2.78 to 3.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Quba ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Quba-Khachmaz and 3rd out of 20 in Azerbaijan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.02
Rank in Azerbaijan
3rd of 20
Rank in Quba-Khachmaz
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.04
Rank in Azerbaijan
3rd of 20
Rank in Quba-Khachmaz
1st of 2

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
QubaPoptunTanjung Selor

Quba, Poptún, and Tanjung Selor all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Poptún and Tanjung Selor both fluctuated in connectivity, while Quba grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Quba and Poptún have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.