Makurdi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Makurdi in context

2.83.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MakurdiBenue (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Makurdi plotted against Benue and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Makurdi rose steadily, compared to Benue which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Makurdi's incremental SNDi rose from 4.56 to 5.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Makurdi ranked 12th out of 13 cities in Benue and 330th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.33
Rank in Nigeria
299th of 422
Rank in Benue
11th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.28
Rank in Nigeria
330th of 422
Rank in Benue
12th of 13

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
MakurdiLuliangFrancisco Morato

In new street additions, Makurdi and Francisco Morato both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Lüliang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Makurdi and Lüliang have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.