Pategi in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Pategi in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pategi plotted against Kwara and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Pategi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Kwara which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Pategi's incremental SNDi fell from 6.16 to 4.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pategi ranked 7th out of 7 cities in Kwara and 351st out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.51
- Rank in Nigeria
- 234th of 422
- Rank in Kwara
- 6th of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.58
- Rank in Nigeria
- 351st of 422
- Rank in Kwara
- 7th of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Vikarabad, India
- San Felipe, Chile
- Sarnia, Canada
- Rioverde, México
- Lowian, Indonesia
- Kyaung Kone, Myanmar
In new street additions, Pategi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Vikarabad built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Rioverde fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Pategi fluctuated in connectivity, while Vikarabad became progressively more disconnected and Rioverde fluctuated in connectivity.