Bagudo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bagudo 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
BagudoKebbi (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bagudo plotted against Kebbi and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Bagudo was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Kebbi which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bagudo's incremental SNDi rose from 2.69 to 3.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bagudo ranked 8th out of 12 cities in Kebbi and 102nd out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.79
Rank in Nigeria
170th of 422
Rank in Kebbi
11th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.32
Rank in Nigeria
102nd of 422
Rank in Kebbi
8th of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
BagudoPuerto IguazuRoeselare

In new street additions, Bagudo built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Puerto Iguazú built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Roeselare built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Bagudo became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Puerto Iguazú grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Roeselare became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Bagudo had a more sprawly network than Roeselare in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.