Al-Qa'im in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al-Qa'im in context

2.42.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al-Qa'imAl-Anbar (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al-Qa'im plotted against Al-Anbar and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Al-Qa'im followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Al-Anbar which peaked in 1991-2005 and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Al-Qa'im's incremental SNDi rose from 2.45 to 2.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al-Qa'im ranked 3rd out of 6 cities in Al-Anbar and 34th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.93
Rank in Iraq
55th of 86
Rank in Al-Anbar
5th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.41
Rank in Iraq
34th of 86
Rank in Al-Anbar
3rd of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al-Qa'imAlbanyGende Woin

In new street additions, Al-Qa'im fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Albany built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Gende Woin built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Al-Qa'im had a more sprawly network than Gende Woin in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.