Khouribga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Khouribga in context

1.51.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.51.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KhouribgaChaouia - Ouardigha (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Khouribga plotted against Chaouia - Ouardigha and Morocco. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Khouribga's incremental SNDi rose from 1.67 to 1.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Khouribga ranked 4th out of 7 cities in Chaouia - Ouardigha and 23rd out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.85
Rank in Morocco
25th of 72
Rank in Chaouia - Ouardigha
4th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.66
Rank in Morocco
23rd of 72
Rank in Chaouia - Ouardigha
4th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KhouribgaParanaTheni

In new street additions, Khouribga and Paraná both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Theni built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Khouribga had a more sprawly network than Paraná in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.