Barawa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Barawa in context

11.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
11.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarawaShabeellaha Hoose (Region)Somalia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Barawa plotted against Shabeellaha Hoose and Somalia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Barawa's incremental SNDi rose from 1.03 to 1.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Barawa ranked 2nd out of 8 cities in Shabeellaha Hoose and 8th out of 39 in Somalia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.84
Rank in Somalia
18th of 39
Rank in Shabeellaha Hoose
3rd of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.25
Rank in Somalia
8th of 39
Rank in Shabeellaha Hoose
2nd of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarawaMeaguiTangyan

Barawa, Méagui, and Tangyan all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Méagui and Tangyan both became progressively more disconnected, while Barawa fluctuated in connectivity. Barawa and Méagui have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.