Kismayo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kismayo in context

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KismayoJubbada Hoose (Region)Somalia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kismayo plotted against Jubbada Hoose and Somalia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kismayo's incremental SNDi rose from 1.62 to 2.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kismayo ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Jubbada Hoose and 25th out of 39 in Somalia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.97
Rank in Somalia
30th of 39
Rank in Jubbada Hoose
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.81
Rank in Somalia
25th of 39
Rank in Jubbada Hoose
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KismayoCamagueyDaloa

In new street additions, Kismayo and Daloa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Camagüey built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Kismayo and Camagüey have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.