Bafatá in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bafata in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BafataGuinea-Bissau (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bafatá plotted against Guinea-Bissau. The SNDi of new construction in Bafatá followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while Guinea-Bissau rose steadily. Most recently, Bafatá's incremental SNDi rose from 2.17 to 2.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bafatá ranked 2nd out of 3 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.45
Rank in Guinea-Bissau
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.19
Rank in Guinea-Bissau
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BafataJdaydet ArtoozTuapse

While Jdaydet Artooz and Tuapse both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Bafatá fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Jdaydet Artooz and Tuapse both became progressively more disconnected, while Bafatá fluctuated in connectivity.