Ore in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ore in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OreOndo (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ore plotted against Ondo and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Ore rose steadily, compared to Ondo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ore's incremental SNDi rose from 3.85 to 5.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ore ranked 11th out of 17 cities in Ondo and 338th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.9
Rank in Nigeria
342nd of 422
Rank in Ondo
12th of 17

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.41
Rank in Nigeria
338th of 422
Rank in Ondo
11th of 17

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OreFengfengYamoussoukro

In new street additions, Ore and Yamoussoukro both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Fengfeng fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ore and Yamoussoukro both became progressively more disconnected, while Fengfeng fluctuated in connectivity. Ore and Fengfeng have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.