Diinsoor in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Diinsoor in context

0.71.42.12.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.71.42.12.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DiinsoorBay (Region)Somalia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Diinsoor plotted against Bay and Somalia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Diinsoor's incremental SNDi rose from 0.91 to 1.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Diinsoor ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Bay and 16th out of 39 in Somalia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.8
Rank in Somalia
15th of 39
Rank in Bay
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.47
Rank in Somalia
16th of 39
Rank in Bay
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DiinsoorHakkariPaysandu

In new street additions, Diinsoor and Hakkâri both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Paysandú built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Hakkâri and Paysandú both became progressively more disconnected, while Diinsoor fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Diinsoor had a more connected network than Paysandú in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.