Ngozi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ngozi in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NgoziBurundi (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ngozi plotted against Burundi. The SNDi of new construction in Ngozi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while Burundi rose steadily. Most recently, Ngozi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.78 to 5.01 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ngozi ranked 7th out of 10 in Burundi as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.01
Rank in Burundi
8th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.03
Rank in Burundi
7th of 10

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
NgoziAramoko-EkitiBozhou

In new street additions, Ngozi and Bozhou both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Aramoko-Ekiti built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Ngozi and Aramoko-Ekiti both became progressively more disconnected, while Bozhou fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Ngozi had a more sprawly network than Aramoko-Ekiti in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.