Goz Beïda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Goz Beida in context

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Goz BeidaSila (Region)Chad (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Goz Beïda plotted against Sila and Chad. The SNDi of new construction in Goz Beïda peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Sila which peaked in 1976-1990 and Chad which rose steadily. Most recently, Goz Beïda's incremental SNDi fell from 3.96 to 3.05 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Goz Beïda ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Sila and 22nd out of 31 in Chad as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.05
Rank in Chad
20th of 31
Rank in Sila
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.4
Rank in Chad
22nd of 31
Rank in Sila
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Goz BeidaBenslimaneKaracabey

In new street additions, Goz Beïda built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Benslimane built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Karacabey built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Goz Beïda grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Benslimane grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Karacabey became progressively more disconnected.