Waliso in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Waliso in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WalisoOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Waliso plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Waliso's incremental SNDi rose from 2.09 to 3.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Waliso ranked 36th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 89th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.07
Rank in Ethiopia
74th of 181
Rank in Oromia
30th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.5
Rank in Ethiopia
89th of 181
Rank in Oromia
36th of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WalisoKanyamaRanong

In new street additions, Waliso and Kanyama both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ranong built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Waliso and Ranong both became progressively more disconnected, while Kanyama fluctuated in connectivity. Waliso and Kanyama have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.