Context

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kribi (most disconnected)Kaele (most connected)

The chart above shows the evolution of street network disconnectedness of the most connected and most disconnected cities in Cameroon, for both new street additions (left) and the aggregate street network (right).

Cameroon in context: Street-network sprawl of new development

The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Cameroon rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Cameroon, we can consider three of its most populous regions: Centre, Littoral and Extrême-Nord. Out of the three regions, Extrême-Nord does not follow the same trend as the country. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Extrême-Nord followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.

The largest city in Cameroon is Yaoundé, with a population of 3537400 people. Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Yaoundé as of 2020, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.94, which is very sprawly. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Yaoundé rose steadily.

Cameroon in context: Aggregate street-network sprawl

As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Cameroon is Kribi with an SNDi of 6.74, which is very sprawly. Conversely, the most connected city is Kaélé with an SNDi of 1.42, which is very well-connected. See these two cities’ trends in the above graph, or dive deeper into each: Kaélé, Kribi.

The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Cameroon rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Cameroon, we can consider three of its most populous regions: Centre, Littoral and Extrême-Nord. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Cameroon follow the same country trend.

The largest city in Cameroon is Yaoundé, with a population of 3537400 people. Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Yaoundé as of 2020, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.94, which is very sprawly. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Yaoundé rose steadily.