Al-Rumaitha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al-Rumaitha in context

2.42.62.833.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.62.833.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al-RumaithaAl-Muthannia (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al-Rumaitha plotted against Al-Muthannia and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Al-Rumaitha rose steadily, compared to Al-Muthannia which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Al-Rumaitha's incremental SNDi rose from 2.92 to 3.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al-Rumaitha ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Al-Muthannia and 55th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.17
Rank in Iraq
64th of 86
Rank in Al-Muthannia
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.71
Rank in Iraq
55th of 86
Rank in Al-Muthannia
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al-RumaithaGuangshuiInnsbruck

In new street additions, Al-Rumaitha built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Guangshui built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Innsbruck built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Al-Rumaitha and Innsbruck both became progressively more disconnected, while Guangshui grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Al-Rumaitha had a more sprawly network than Guangshui in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.