Méagui in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Meagui in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MeaguiBas-Sassandra (Region)Cote d'Ivoire (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Méagui plotted against Bas-Sassandra and Côte d'Ivoire. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Méagui's incremental SNDi rose from 2.67 to 4.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Méagui ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Bas-Sassandra and 26th out of 39 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.97
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
35th of 39
Rank in Bas-Sassandra
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
26th of 39
Rank in Bas-Sassandra
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MeaguiCuricoBarawa

Méagui, Curicó, and Barawa all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Méagui and Curicó both became progressively more disconnected, while Barawa fluctuated in connectivity. Méagui and Curicó have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.