Qena in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Qena in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QenaQina (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qena plotted against Qina and Egypt. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Qena's incremental SNDi rose from 2.62 to 3.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qena ranked 2nd out of 8 cities in Qina and 60th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.06
Rank in Egypt
35th of 213
Rank in Qina
1st of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.72
Rank in Egypt
60th of 213
Rank in Qina
2nd of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QenaSongyuanGovernador Valadares

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