Gonder in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gonder 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
GonderAmhara (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gonder plotted against Amhara and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Gonder rose steadily, compared to Amhara which rose steadily and Ethiopia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Gonder's incremental SNDi rose from 2.83 to 4.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gonder ranked 28th out of 41 cities in Amhara and 140th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.59
Rank in Ethiopia
138th of 181
Rank in Amhara
27th of 41

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.26
Rank in Ethiopia
140th of 181
Rank in Amhara
28th of 41

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
GonderIlesaZhaodong

In new street additions, Gonder and Ilesa both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Zhaodong fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Gonder and Ilesa both became progressively more disconnected, while Zhaodong fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Gonder had a more connected network than Zhaodong in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.