Ferkéssédougou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ferkessedougou 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
FerkessedougouSavanes (Region)Cote d'Ivoire (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ferkéssédougou plotted against Savanes and Côte d'Ivoire. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ferkéssédougou's incremental SNDi rose from 2.48 to 3.05 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ferkéssédougou ranked 4th out of 5 cities in Savanes and 17th out of 39 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.05
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
10th of 39
Rank in Savanes
5th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.25
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
17th of 39
Rank in Savanes
4th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
FerkessedougouCoronel OviedoBakhmut

In new street additions, Ferkéssédougou and Coronel Oviedo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bakhmut built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Ferkéssédougou and Bakhmut both became progressively more disconnected, while Coronel Oviedo fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Ferkéssédougou had a more connected network than Coronel Oviedo in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.