Kupang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kupang in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KupangNusa Tenggara Timur (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kupang plotted against Nusa Tenggara Timur and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kupang's incremental SNDi rose from 5.38 to 5.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kupang ranked 8th out of 12 cities in Nusa Tenggara Timur and 132nd out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.53
Rank in Indonesia
186th of 366
Rank in Nusa Tenggara Timur
9th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.96
Rank in Indonesia
132nd of 366
Rank in Nusa Tenggara Timur
8th of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KupangAdo EkitiBasti

In new street additions, Kupang and Ado Ekiti both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Basti fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Kupang had a more sprawly network than Ado Ekiti in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.