Gebiley in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gebiley in context

1.21.82.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GebileyWoqooyi Galbeed (Region)Somalia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gebiley plotted against Woqooyi Galbeed and Somalia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Gebiley's incremental SNDi rose from 0.93 to 1.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gebiley ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Woqooyi Galbeed and 4th out of 39 in Somalia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.28
Rank in Somalia
4th of 39
Rank in Woqooyi Galbeed
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.07
Rank in Somalia
4th of 39
Rank in Woqooyi Galbeed
1st of 3

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
GebileyPatzcuaroWatansoppeng

Gebiley, Pátzcuaro, and Watansoppeng all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Pátzcuaro and Watansoppeng both became progressively more disconnected, while Gebiley fluctuated in connectivity.