Bubanza in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bubanza in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BubanzaBurundi (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bubanza plotted against Burundi. Both Bubanza and Burundi follow the same trend. Most recently, Bubanza's incremental SNDi rose from 3.83 to 5.23 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bubanza ranked 9th out of 10 in Burundi as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.23
Rank in Burundi
9th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.87
Rank in Burundi
9th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BubanzaKusadasiIfon

Bubanza, Kuşadası, and Ifon all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Bubanza and Kuşadası have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.