Okugbe in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Okugbe in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Okugbe plotted against Edo and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Okugbe rose steadily, compared to Edo which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Okugbe's incremental SNDi rose from 4.4 to 6.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Okugbe ranked 12th out of 12 cities in Edo and 345th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 6.29
- Rank in Nigeria
- 370th of 422
- Rank in Edo
- 11th of 12
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.47
- Rank in Nigeria
- 345th of 422
- Rank in Edo
- 12th of 12
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Halabja, Iraq
- Fier, Albania
- Kizilyurt, Russia
- Shangpan, China
- Longyao, China
In new street additions, Okugbe and Tuzla both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kizilyurt built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Okugbe and Tuzla both became progressively more disconnected, while Kizilyurt became progressively more connected. Okugbe and Tuzla have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.