Al Kifl in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Kifl in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al KiflBabil (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Kifl plotted against Babil and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Al Kifl was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Babil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Al Kifl's incremental SNDi rose from 2.38 to 3.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Kifl ranked 2nd out of 6 cities in Babil and 48th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.45
Rank in Iraq
68th of 86
Rank in Babil
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.62
Rank in Iraq
48th of 86
Rank in Babil
2nd of 6

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 KiflLaeElblag

In new street additions, Al Kifl built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Lae built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Elbląg fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Lae and Elbląg both became progressively more disconnected, while Al Kifl became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Al Kifl and Lae have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.