Kapoeta in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kapoeta in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KapoetaEastern Equatoria (Region)South Sudan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kapoeta plotted against Eastern Equatoria and South Sudan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kapoeta's incremental SNDi rose from 1.32 to 1.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kapoeta ranked 3rd out of 8 cities in Eastern Equatoria and 10th out of 16 in South Sudan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.99
Rank in South Sudan
7th of 16
Rank in Eastern Equatoria
2nd of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.09
Rank in South Sudan
10th of 16
Rank in Eastern Equatoria
3rd 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
KapoetaBargarhSan Luis

In new street additions, Kapoeta and San Luis both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bargarh built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Kapoeta grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Bargarh became progressively more disconnected and San Luis fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Kapoeta had a more sprawly network than Bargarh in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.