Libenge in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Libenge in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LibengeSud-Ubangi (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 Libenge plotted against Sud-Ubangi and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Libenge followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Sud-Ubangi which rose steadily and Democratic Republic of the Congo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Libenge's incremental SNDi fell from 2.45 to 2.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Libenge ranked 1st out of 5 cities in Sud-Ubangi and 44th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.29
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
25th of 186
Rank in Sud-Ubangi
1st of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.27
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
44th of 186
Rank in Sud-Ubangi
1st of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

11.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
11.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LibengeZoueratIfo Refugee Camp

While Zouérat and Ifo Refugee Camp both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, Libenge fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Zouérat and Ifo Refugee Camp both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Libenge became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.