Kidal in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kidal in context

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KidalMali (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kidal plotted against Mali. Both Kidal and Mali follow the same trend. Most recently, Kidal's incremental SNDi rose from 1.28 to 1.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kidal ranked 7th out of 22 in Mali as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.55
Rank in Mali
5th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.54
Rank in Mali
7th of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KidalHabsweinKher Khata

While Habswein and Kher Khata both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, Kidal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Habswein and Kher Khata both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Kidal fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Kidal had a more sprawly network than Habswein in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.