Babanusah in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Babanusah in context

0.71.42.12.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.71.42.12.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BabanusahWest Kurdufan (Region)Sudan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Babanusah plotted against West Kurdufan and Sudan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Babanusah's incremental SNDi rose from 1.47 to 2.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Babanusah ranked 4th out of 5 cities in West Kurdufan and 54th out of 78 in Sudan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.57
Rank in Sudan
61st of 78
Rank in West Kurdufan
4th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.82
Rank in Sudan
54th of 78
Rank in West Kurdufan
4th of 5

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
BabanusahCabaretGhatsila

In new street additions, Babanusah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Cabaret built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Ghatsila built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Babanusah fluctuated in connectivity, while Cabaret became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Ghatsila became progressively more disconnected.