Opobo in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Opobo in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Opobo plotted against Rivers and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Opobo followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Rivers which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Opobo ranked 28th out of 28 cities in Rivers and 421st out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 16.69
- Rank in Nigeria
- 417th of 422
- Rank in Rivers
- 26th of 28
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 13.55
- Rank in Nigeria
- 421st of 422
- Rank in Rivers
- 28th of 28
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Opobo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mengshan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Wettingen built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Opobo became progressively more disconnected, while Mengshan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Wettingen became progressively more disconnected.