Jolo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jolo in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JoloSulu (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jolo plotted against Sulu and Philippines. The SNDi of new construction in Jolo followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Sulu which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Philippines which rose steadily. Most recently, Jolo's incremental SNDi rose from 3.86 to 4.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jolo ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Sulu and 17th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.83
Rank in Philippines
21st of 114
Rank in Sulu
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.8
Rank in Philippines
17th of 114
Rank in Sulu
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JoloBayonet PointBouafle

In new street additions, Jolo and Bayonet Point both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bouaflé built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Jolo and Bayonet Point have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.