Ikpinlè in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ikpinle in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IkpinlePlateau (Region)Benin (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ikpinlè plotted against Plateau and Benin. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ikpinlè's incremental SNDi rose from 1.42 to 1.98 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ikpinlè ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Plateau and 7th out of 24 in Benin as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.98
Rank in Benin
2nd of 24
Rank in Plateau
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.96
Rank in Benin
7th of 24
Rank in Plateau
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IkpinleKonye-UrgenchAmurang

While Konye-Urgench and Amurang both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Ikpinlè fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Konye-Urgench and Amurang both became progressively more disconnected, while Ikpinlè fluctuated in connectivity. Ikpinlè and Konye-Urgench have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.