Comparisons
Southern vs. the other two most closely populated regions in Sierra Leone: Eastern and Northern
Southern in context: Street-network sprawl of new development
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Southern rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Southern, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Bo. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Southern follow the same region trend.
How do development practices in Southern fare in comparison to others in Sierra Leone? Most recently in 2006-2020, street construction in Southern was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 4 regions in Sierra Leone. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Sierra Leone, street construction in Southern has become more connected. Southern ranked 3rd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2005 and 4th in 2006-2020.
Southern in context: Aggregate street-network sprawl
As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Southern is Bo with an SNDi of 5.18, which is very sprawly. Conversely, the most connected city is Bo with an SNDi of 5.18, which is very sprawly. See trends for these cities: Bo, Bo
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Southern rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Southern, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Bo. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Southern follow the same region trend.
To date, Southern is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 4 regions in Sierra Leone. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Sierra Leone, the street network in Southern has become more connected. Southern ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2005 and 4th in 2006-2020.