Ikot Ekpene in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ikot Ekpene in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ikot EkpeneAkwa Ibom (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ikot Ekpene plotted against Akwa Ibom and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Ikot Ekpene rose steadily, compared to Akwa Ibom which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ikot Ekpene's incremental SNDi rose from 3.82 to 4.27 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ikot Ekpene ranked 2nd out of 16 cities in Akwa Ibom and 241st out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.27
Rank in Nigeria
216th of 422
Rank in Akwa Ibom
4th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.41
Rank in Nigeria
241st of 422
Rank in Akwa Ibom
2nd of 16

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ikot EkpeneBanda AcehBatna

Ikot Ekpene, Banda Aceh, and Batna all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Ikot Ekpene and Batna have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.