Gidole in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Gidole in context
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?
- Guiyi, China
- Chengmai County, China
- Budhana, India
- Xingan, China
- Hazorasp, Uzbekistan
- Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria
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.