Daloa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Daloa in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DaloaSassandra-Marahoue (Region)Cote d'Ivoire (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Daloa plotted against Sassandra-Marahoué and Côte d'Ivoire. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Daloa's incremental SNDi rose from 2.77 to 3.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Daloa ranked 5th out of 7 cities in Sassandra-Marahoué and 18th out of 39 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.45
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
18th of 39
Rank in Sassandra-Marahoué
5th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.3
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
18th of 39
Rank in Sassandra-Marahoué
5th of 7

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
DaloaKismayoDessie

In new street additions, Daloa and Kismayo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dessie built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Daloa and Kismayo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.