Guiglo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Guiglo 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
GuigloMontagnes (Region)Cote d'Ivoire (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guiglo plotted against Montagnes and Côte d'Ivoire. The SNDi of new construction in Guiglo peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Montagnes which rose steadily and Côte d'Ivoire which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Guiglo's incremental SNDi fell from 4.95 to 4.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guiglo ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Montagnes and 36th out of 39 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.56
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
30th of 39
Rank in Montagnes
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.73
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
36th of 39
Rank in Montagnes
3rd of 4

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
GuigloPlockSan Juan de la Maguana

In new street additions, Guiglo built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Płock built increasingly disconnected streets over time and San Juan de la Maguana fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Guiglo and Płock both became progressively more disconnected, while San Juan de la Maguana fluctuated in connectivity.