Nizhnevartovsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nizhnevartovsk in context

2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NizhnevartovskKhanty-Mansiy (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nizhnevartovsk plotted against Khanty-Mansiy and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Nizhnevartovsk followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Khanty-Mansiy which peaked in 1976-1990 and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Nizhnevartovsk's incremental SNDi rose from 2.74 to 4.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nizhnevartovsk ranked 5th out of 5 cities in Khanty-Mansiy and 151st out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.63
Rank in Russia
205th of 252
Rank in Khanty-Mansiy
4th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.63
Rank in Russia
151st of 252
Rank in Khanty-Mansiy
5th of 5

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
NizhnevartovskGanyuMansa

Nizhnevartovsk, Ganyu, and Mansa all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Nizhnevartovsk and Ganyu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.