Bagdad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bagdad in context

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
BagdadFarg'ona (Region)Uzbekistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bagdad plotted against Farg'ona and Uzbekistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bagdad's incremental SNDi rose from 4.77 to 5.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bagdad ranked 7th out of 10 cities in Farg'ona and 36th out of 72 in Uzbekistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.32
Rank in Uzbekistan
53rd of 72
Rank in Farg'ona
7th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.61
Rank in Uzbekistan
36th of 72
Rank in Farg'ona
7th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BagdadTaungdwingyiFereydunkenar

In new street additions, Bagdad and Fereydunkenar both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Taungdwingyi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Bagdad and Taungdwingyi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.