Timbuktu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Timbuktu 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
TimbuktuMali (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Timbuktu plotted against Mali. Both Timbuktu and Mali follow the same trend. Most recently, Timbuktu's incremental SNDi rose from 1.55 to 2.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Timbuktu ranked 8th out of 22 in Mali as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.31
Rank in Mali
8th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.56
Rank in Mali
8th 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
TimbuktuNorrkopingRupnagar

Timbuktu, Norrköping, and Rupnagar all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Timbuktu and Norrköping both became progressively more disconnected, while Rupnagar fluctuated in connectivity. Timbuktu and Norrköping have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.