Ningi in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Ningi in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ningi plotted against Bauchi and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Ningi rose steadily, compared to Bauchi which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ningi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.74 to 3.68 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ningi ranked 8th out of 13 cities in Bauchi and 181st out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.68
- Rank in Nigeria
- 162nd of 422
- Rank in Bauchi
- 8th of 13
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 2.94
- Rank in Nigeria
- 181st of 422
- Rank in Bauchi
- 8th of 13
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
- 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
- Narmadapuram, India
- Udon Thani, Thailand
- Adwa, Ethiopia
- Argungu, Nigeria
Ningi, Comodoro Rivadavia, and Udon Thani all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Ningi and Comodoro Rivadavia have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.