Mokwa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mokwa in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MokwaNiger (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mokwa plotted against Niger and Nigeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mokwa's incremental SNDi rose from 1.69 to 2.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mokwa ranked 1st out of 13 cities in Niger and 77th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.59
Rank in Nigeria
85th of 422
Rank in Niger
5th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.98
Rank in Nigeria
77th of 422
Rank in Niger
1st of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MokwaVitoria de Santo AntaoExeter

In new street additions, Mokwa and Vitória de Santo Antão both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Exeter built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Looking at the full network, Vitória de Santo Antão and Exeter both became progressively more disconnected, while Mokwa fluctuated in connectivity.