Mariupol in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mariupol in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MariupolDonets'k (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mariupol plotted against Donets'k and Ukraine. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mariupol's incremental SNDi rose from 2.13 to 2.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mariupol ranked 1st out of 11 cities in Donets'k and 3rd out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.16
Rank in Ukraine
7th of 75
Rank in Donets'k
2nd of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.45
Rank in Ukraine
3rd of 75
Rank in Donets'k
1st of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MariupolAnantapurBrighton

In new street additions, Mariupol and Brighton both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Anantapur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Mariupol and Brighton both became progressively more disconnected, while Anantapur fluctuated in connectivity.