Parakou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Parakou in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ParakouBorgou (Region)Benin (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Parakou plotted against Borgou and Benin. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Parakou's incremental SNDi rose from 2.11 to 2.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Parakou ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Borgou and 11th out of 24 in Benin as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.48
Rank in Benin
7th of 24
Rank in Borgou
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.13
Rank in Benin
11th of 24
Rank in Borgou
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ParakouSers Al LayyanSongnim

In new street additions, Parakou and Songnim both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sers Al Layyan built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Parakou and Songnim both became progressively more disconnected, while Sers Al Layyan became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.