Fik' in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fik' 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
Fik'Somali (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fik' plotted against Somali and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Fik' rose steadily, compared to Somali which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Ethiopia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Fik''s incremental SNDi rose from 1.43 to 3.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fik' ranked 10th out of 12 cities in Somali and 151st out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.82
Rank in Ethiopia
110th of 181
Rank in Somali
10th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.49
Rank in Ethiopia
151st of 181
Rank in Somali
10th of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Fik'Ago-IwoyeTonglu County

In new street additions, Fik' and Ago-Iwoye both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Tonglu County built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Fik' fluctuated in connectivity, while Ago-Iwoye became progressively more disconnected and Tonglu County became progressively more connected. Notably, Fik' had a more connected network than Tonglu County in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.