Tshikapa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tshikapa in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TshikapaKasai (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 Tshikapa plotted against Kasaï and Democratic Republic of the Congo. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Tshikapa's incremental SNDi rose from 4.08 to 6.26 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tshikapa ranked 6th out of 10 cities in Kasaï and 98th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.26
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
141st of 186
Rank in Kasaï
6th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.33
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
98th of 186
Rank in Kasaï
6th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TshikapaAd DiwaniyahPontianak

Tshikapa, Ad Diwaniyah, and Pontianak all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Tshikapa and Ad Diwaniyah both became progressively more disconnected, while Pontianak fluctuated in connectivity. Tshikapa and Ad Diwaniyah have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.