Afgooye in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Afgooye in context

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AfgooyeShabeellaha Hoose (Region)Somalia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Afgooye plotted against Shabeellaha Hoose and Somalia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Afgooye's incremental SNDi rose from 1.54 to 1.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Afgooye ranked 7th out of 8 cities in Shabeellaha Hoose and 27th out of 39 in Somalia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.93
Rank in Somalia
19th of 39
Rank in Shabeellaha Hoose
4th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.81
Rank in Somalia
27th of 39
Rank in Shabeellaha Hoose
7th of 8

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
AfgooyeDabat NeiraWadi Khaw

In new street additions, Afgooye and Wadi Khaw both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dabat Neira fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Afgooye and Wadi Khaw both fluctuated in connectivity, while Dabat Neira became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Afgooye had a more sprawly network than Dabat Neira in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.