Al-Midaina in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al-Midaina in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al-MidainaAl-Basrah (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al-Midaina plotted against Al-Basrah and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Al-Midaina followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Al-Basrah which rose steadily and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Al-Midaina's incremental SNDi rose from 3.42 to 3.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al-Midaina ranked 5th out of 5 cities in Al-Basrah and 78th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.84
Rank in Iraq
76th of 86
Rank in Al-Basrah
4th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.62
Rank in Iraq
78th of 86
Rank in Al-Basrah
5th of 5

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
Al-MidainaInowroclawGanta

While Inowrocław and Ganta both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Al-Midaina fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Inowrocław and Ganta both became progressively more disconnected, while Al-Midaina fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Al-Midaina had a more sprawly network than Ganta in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.