Abuja in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Abuja in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Abuja plotted against Federal Capital Territory and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Abuja rose steadily, compared to Federal Capital Territory which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Abuja's incremental SNDi rose from 5.62 to 5.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Abuja ranked 5th out of 7 cities in Federal Capital Territory and 391st out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.83
- Rank in Nigeria
- 338th of 422
- Rank in Federal Capital Territory
- 5th of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.62
- Rank in Nigeria
- 391st of 422
- Rank in Federal Capital Territory
- 5th of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Mangaluru, India
- Krishnanagar, India
- Touba, Senegal
- Bujumbura, Burundi
- Marseille, France
- Katowice, Poland
Abuja, Mangaluru, and Bujumbura all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network.