Gidole in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gidole in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GidoleSouthern Nations, Nationalities (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gidole 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, Gidole's incremental SNDi rose from 3.18 to 5.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gidole ranked 37th out of 39 cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and 166th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.24
Rank in Ethiopia
151st of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
35th of 39

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.19
Rank in Ethiopia
166th of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
37th of 39

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GidoleGuiyiXingan

In new street additions, Gidole and Guiyi both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Xingan built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Gidole and Guiyi both fluctuated in connectivity, while Xingan became progressively more disconnected.