Al Midhatiya in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Midhatiya in context

2.83.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al MidhatiyaBabil (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Midhatiya plotted against Babil and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Al Midhatiya followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Babil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Al Midhatiya's incremental SNDi rose from 3.06 to 4.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Midhatiya ranked 6th out of 6 cities in Babil and 73rd out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.04
Rank in Iraq
80th of 86
Rank in Babil
6th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.21
Rank in Iraq
73rd of 86
Rank in Babil
6th 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 MidhatiyaQuibdoShangli

In new street additions, Al Midhatiya and Quibdó both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Shangli built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Al Midhatiya fluctuated in connectivity, while Quibdó grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Shangli became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Notably, Al Midhatiya had a more connected network than Shangli in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.