Arba Minch in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Arba Minch in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Arba MinchSouthern Nations, Nationalities (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Arba Minch plotted against Southern Nations, Nationalities and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Arba Minch's incremental SNDi rose from 3.1 to 7.3 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Arba Minch ranked 24th out of 39 cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and 100th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.3
Rank in Ethiopia
175th of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
39th of 39

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.65
Rank in Ethiopia
100th of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
24th of 39

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
Arba MinchAonlaHarihara

In new street additions, Arba Minch fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Aonla built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Harihara built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Aonla and Harihara both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Arba Minch became progressively more disconnected. Arba Minch and Aonla have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.