Matamèye in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Matameye in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MatameyeZinder (Region)Niger (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Matamèye plotted against Zinder and Niger. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Matamèye's incremental SNDi rose from 2.58 to 4.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Matamèye ranked 3rd out of 5 cities in Zinder and 15th out of 33 in Niger as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.83
Rank in Niger
29th of 33
Rank in Zinder
5th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.54
Rank in Niger
15th of 33
Rank in Zinder
3rd of 5

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
MatameyeKropotkinSahuayo de Morelos

In new street additions, Matamèye and Sahuayo de Morelos both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kropotkin fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Matamèye and Kropotkin have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.