Ekpoma in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Ekpoma in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ekpoma plotted against Edo and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Ekpoma rose steadily, compared to Edo which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ekpoma's incremental SNDi rose from 3.87 to 4.6 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ekpoma ranked 8th out of 12 cities in Edo and 218th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.6
- Rank in Nigeria
- 242nd of 422
- Rank in Edo
- 7th of 12
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.27
- Rank in Nigeria
- 218th of 422
- Rank in Edo
- 8th of 12
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Balia, India
- Raigarh, India
- Zhuanghe, China
- Lanckhul, Jammu and Kashmir
- Swansea, United Kingdom
- Parhati, India
In new street additions, Ekpoma and Balia both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Lanckhul fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ekpoma and Balia both became progressively more disconnected, while Lanckhul fluctuated in connectivity.