Kuje in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kuje plotted against Federal Capital Territory and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Kuje was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Federal Capital Territory which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kuje's incremental SNDi rose from 3.69 to 5.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kuje ranked 3rd out of 7 cities in Federal Capital Territory and 357th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Caiguan, China
• Banma Itahri, India
• `Ataq, Yemen
• Amakpo, Nigeria
• Wabag, Papua New Guinea
• Xiangshan, China

In new street additions, Kuje built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Caiguan built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Amakpo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Caiguan and Amakpo both became progressively more disconnected, while Kuje became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Kuje and Caiguan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.