Rabak in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Rabak in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rabak plotted against White Nile and Sudan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Rabak's incremental SNDi rose from 1.31 to 1.42 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rabak ranked 2nd out of 6 cities in White Nile and 21st out of 78 in Sudan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 1.42
- Rank in Sudan
- 17th of 78
- Rank in White Nile
- 2nd of 6
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.35
- Rank in Sudan
- 21st of 78
- Rank in White Nile
- 2nd of 6
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Rabak and Gushi both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dapaong built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Rabak and Gushi both fluctuated in connectivity, while Dapaong became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Rabak had a more sprawly network than Dapaong in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.