Kaduqli in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kaduqli in context

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
KaduqliSouth Kurdufan (Region)Sudan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kaduqli plotted against South Kurdufan and Sudan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kaduqli's incremental SNDi rose from 1.56 to 2.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kaduqli ranked 1st out of 4 cities in South Kurdufan and 37th out of 78 in Sudan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.06
Rank in Sudan
50th of 78
Rank in South Kurdufan
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.52
Rank in Sudan
37th of 78
Rank in South Kurdufan
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KaduqliAvilesTangqi

Kaduqli, Avilés, and Tangqi all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Kaduqli and Avilés both became progressively more disconnected, while Tangqi fluctuated in connectivity.