Sokodé in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sokode in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SokodeCentre (Region)Togo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sokodé plotted against Centre and Togo. The SNDi of new construction in Sokodé rose steadily, compared to Centre which rose steadily and Togo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Sokodé's incremental SNDi rose from 3.49 to 3.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sokodé ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Centre and 13th out of 17 in Togo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.96
Rank in Togo
13th of 17
Rank in Centre
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in Togo
13th of 17
Rank in Centre
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SokodeSagaingCity of Loja

While Sagaing and City of Loja both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Sokodé built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Sokodé and City of Loja both became progressively more disconnected, while Sagaing fluctuated in connectivity. Sokodé and City of Loja have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.