Divo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Divo in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DivoGoh-Djiboua (Region)Cote d'Ivoire (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Divo plotted against Gôh-Djiboua and Côte d'Ivoire. The SNDi of new construction in Divo rose steadily, compared to Gôh-Djiboua which rose steadily and Côte d'Ivoire which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Divo's incremental SNDi rose from 3.33 to 3.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Divo ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Gôh-Djiboua and 29th out of 39 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.94
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
23rd of 39
Rank in Gôh-Djiboua
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.98
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
29th of 39
Rank in Gôh-Djiboua
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DivoYangzhongKushinagar

In new street additions, Divo and Yangzhong both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kushinagar built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Divo and Yangzhong both became progressively more disconnected, while Kushinagar became progressively more connected. Divo and Yangzhong have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.