Ilebo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ilebo in context

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IleboKasai (Region)Democratic Republic of the Congo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ilebo plotted against Kasaï and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Ilebo peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Kasaï which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Democratic Republic of the Congo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ilebo's incremental SNDi fell from 9.06 to 8.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ilebo ranked 3rd out of 10 cities in Kasaï and 76th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.29
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
160th of 186
Rank in Kasaï
7th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
76th of 186
Rank in Kasaï
3rd of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IleboKamianskeWindsor

In new street additions, Ilebo and Windsor both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Kamianske fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ilebo and Windsor both became progressively more disconnected, while Kamianske fluctuated in connectivity. Ilebo and Kamianske have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.