Buyo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Buyo in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BuyoBas-Sassandra (Region)Cote d'Ivoire (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Buyo plotted against Bas-Sassandra and Côte d'Ivoire. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Buyo's incremental SNDi rose from 2.41 to 4.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Buyo ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Bas-Sassandra and 37th out of 39 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.13
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
26th of 39
Rank in Bas-Sassandra
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.75
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
37th of 39
Rank in Bas-Sassandra
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BuyoChhaolaAnkazomborona

In new street additions, Chhaola and Ankazomborona both fluctuated in street-construction patterns, while Buyo fluctuated in street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Chhaola and Ankazomborona both fluctuated in connectivity, while Buyo fluctuated in connectivity. Buyo and Ankazomborona have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.