Yarim in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yarim 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
YarimIbb (Region)Yemen (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yarim plotted against Ibb and Yemen. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Yarim's incremental SNDi rose from 2.93 to 4.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yarim ranked 2nd out of 7 cities in Ibb and 21st out of 58 in Yemen as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.41
Rank in Yemen
24th of 58
Rank in Ibb
2nd of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.27
Rank in Yemen
21st of 58
Rank in Ibb
2nd of 7

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
YarimSao CarlosOtukpo

While São Carlos and Otukpo both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Yarim fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, São Carlos and Otukpo both became progressively more disconnected, while Yarim fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Yarim had a more sprawly network than Otukpo in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.