Skopje in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Skopje in context

44.85.66.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
44.85.66.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SkopjeGazi Baba (Region)North Macedonia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Skopje plotted against Gazi Baba and North Macedonia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Skopje's incremental SNDi rose from 6.4 to 6.44 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Skopje ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Gazi Baba and 3rd out of 7 in North Macedonia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.44
Rank in North Macedonia
5th of 7
Rank in Gazi Baba
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.31
Rank in North Macedonia
3rd of 7
Rank in Gazi Baba
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SkopjeJalnaPalakkad

Skopje, Jalna, and Palakkad all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Notably, Skopje had a more sprawly network than Palakkad in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.