Zafarwal in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zafarwal in context

3.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZafarwalPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zafarwal plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Zafarwal's incremental SNDi rose from 4.48 to 4.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zafarwal ranked 124th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 211th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.84
Rank in Pakistan
159th of 292
Rank in Punjab
101st of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.74
Rank in Pakistan
211th of 292
Rank in Punjab
124th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZafarwalPaysanduMutubis

While Paysandú and Mutubis both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Zafarwal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Paysandú and Mutubis both became progressively more disconnected, while Zafarwal fluctuated in connectivity.