Nouakchott in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nouakchott in context

1.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NouakchottMauritania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nouakchott plotted against Mauritania. Both Nouakchott and Mauritania follow the same trend. Most recently, Nouakchott's incremental SNDi rose from 1.23 to 1.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nouakchott ranked 3rd out of 6 in Mauritania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.38
Rank in Mauritania
3rd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.3
Rank in Mauritania
3rd of 6

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
NouakchottWeifangKota

Nouakchott, Weifang, and Kota all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Nouakchott and Weifang both fluctuated in connectivity, while Kota became progressively more disconnected. Nouakchott and Kota have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.