Al-Kut in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al-Kut 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-KutWasit (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al-Kut plotted against Wasit and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Al-Kut rose steadily, compared to Wasit which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Al-Kut's incremental SNDi rose from 2.78 to 3.4 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al-Kut ranked 4th out of 5 cities in Wasit and 59th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.4
Rank in Iraq
66th of 86
Rank in Wasit
4th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.87
Rank in Iraq
59th of 86
Rank in Wasit
4th of 5

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-KutPorto VelhoTallinn

In new street additions, Al-Kut and Tallinn both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Porto Velho fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Al-Kut and Tallinn have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.