Monguno in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Monguno in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MongunoBorno (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Monguno plotted against Borno and Nigeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Monguno's incremental SNDi rose from 2.21 to 4.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Monguno ranked 14th out of 16 cities in Borno and 122nd out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.09
Rank in Nigeria
199th of 422
Rank in Borno
16th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.44
Rank in Nigeria
122nd of 422
Rank in Borno
14th of 16

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MongunoAtarra BuzurgCeuta

While Atarra Buzurg and Ceuta both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Monguno fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Monguno and Ceuta both became progressively more disconnected, while Atarra Buzurg fluctuated in connectivity.