Las Anod in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Las Anod in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Las Anod plotted against Sool and Somalia. The SNDi of new construction in Las Anod rose steadily, compared to Sool which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Somalia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Las Anod's incremental SNDi rose from 1.33 to 1.81 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Las Anod ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Sool and 10th out of 39 in Somalia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.81
Rank in Somalia
17th of 39
Rank in Sool
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.31
Rank in Somalia
10th of 39
Rank in Sool
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Las AnodCharbaghLvsigang

In new street additions, Las Anod built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Charbagh fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Lvsigang built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Las Anod became progressively more disconnected, while Charbagh became progressively more connected and Lvsigang became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Las Anod and Lvsigang have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.