Kambia in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kambia in context

4681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KambiaNorthern (Region)Sierra Leone (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kambia plotted against Northern and Sierra Leone. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kambia's incremental SNDi rose from 9.03 to 11.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kambia ranked 7th out of 7 cities in Northern and 12th out of 12 in Sierra Leone as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
11.16
Rank in Sierra Leone
12th of 12
Rank in Northern
7th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.79
Rank in Sierra Leone
12th of 12
Rank in Northern
7th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KambiaBena MugandaSuphan Buri

In new street additions, Kambia and Suphan Buri both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Bena Muganda fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kambia and Suphan Buri both became progressively more disconnected, while Bena Muganda fluctuated in connectivity. Kambia and Bena Muganda have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.