Ouangolodougou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ouangolodougou in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OuangolodougouSavanes (Region)Cote d'Ivoire (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ouangolodougou 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, Ouangolodougou's incremental SNDi rose from 1.68 to 2.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ouangolodougou ranked 2nd out of 5 cities in Savanes and 3rd out of 39 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.22
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
2nd of 39
Rank in Savanes
2nd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.72
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
3rd of 39
Rank in Savanes
2nd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OuangolodougouMussendeSwidnica

In new street additions, Ouangolodougou and Mussende both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Świdnica built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Ouangolodougou became progressively more disconnected, while Mussende fluctuated in connectivity and Świdnica became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Ouangolodougou and Mussende have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.