Kétou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ketou in context

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KetouPlateau (Region)Benin (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kétou plotted against Plateau and Benin. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kétou's incremental SNDi rose from 1.85 to 2.61 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kétou ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Plateau and 13th out of 24 in Benin as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.61
Rank in Benin
10th of 24
Rank in Plateau
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.25
Rank in Benin
13th of 24
Rank in Plateau
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KetouGembugosanri

In new street additions, Kétou and 고산리 both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Gembu built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Kétou and Gembu both became progressively more disconnected, while 고산리 fluctuated in connectivity. Kétou and Gembu have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.