Dapaong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dapaong 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
DapaongSavanes (Region)Togo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dapaong plotted against Savanes and Togo. The SNDi of new construction in Dapaong rose steadily, compared to Savanes which rose steadily and Togo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Dapaong's incremental SNDi rose from 2.08 to 2.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dapaong ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Savanes and 2nd out of 17 in Togo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.85
Rank in Togo
8th of 17
Rank in Savanes
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.93
Rank in Togo
2nd of 17
Rank in Savanes
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DapaongRabakThe Woodlands

In new street additions, Dapaong and The Woodlands both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Rabak fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Dapaong and The Woodlands both became progressively more disconnected, while Rabak fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Dapaong had a more connected network than Rabak in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.