Gwoza in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gwoza in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GwozaBorno (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gwoza plotted against Borno and Nigeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Gwoza's incremental SNDi rose from 2.19 to 2.98 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gwoza ranked 11th out of 16 cities in Borno and 93rd out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.98
Rank in Nigeria
110th of 422
Rank in Borno
11th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.2
Rank in Nigeria
93rd of 422
Rank in Borno
11th of 16

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
GwozaCiudad del CarmenBaramati

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