Ugba in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ugba in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UgbaBenue (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ugba plotted against Benue and Nigeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ugba's incremental SNDi rose from 1.88 to 2.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ugba ranked 7th out of 13 cities in Benue and 116th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.97
Rank in Nigeria
108th of 422
Rank in Benue
5th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.42
Rank in Nigeria
116th of 422
Rank in Benue
7th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UgbaLower HuttRosario

While Lower Hutt and Rosario both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Ugba fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Lower Hutt and Rosario both became progressively more disconnected, while Ugba fluctuated in connectivity. Ugba and Rosario have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.