Kalemie in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kalemie in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KalemieTanganyika (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 Kalemie plotted against Tanganyika and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Kalemie followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Tanganyika which peaked in 1991-2005 and Democratic Republic of the Congo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kalemie's incremental SNDi fell from 4.38 to 3.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kalemie ranked 8th out of 10 cities in Tanganyika and 114th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.41
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
61st of 186
Rank in Tanganyika
6th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.58
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
114th of 186
Rank in Tanganyika
8th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KalemieChhapraDenizli

In new street additions, Kalemie fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Chhapra built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Denizli fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Chhapra and Denizli both became progressively more disconnected, while Kalemie fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Kalemie had a more sprawly network than Chhapra in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.