Context

4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Bata (most disconnected)Malabo (most connected)

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

Equatorial Guinea in context: Street-network sprawl of new development

The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Equatorial Guinea peaked in 1991-2005. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Equatorial Guinea, we can consider two of its most populous regions: Litoral and Bioko Norte. Out of the two regions, Litoral does not follow the same trend as the country. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Litoral rose steadily.

The largest city in Equatorial Guinea is Bata, with a population of 364600 people. Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Bata as of 2020, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 6.41, which is very sprawly. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Bata rose steadily.

Equatorial Guinea in context: Aggregate street-network sprawl

As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Equatorial Guinea is Bata with an SNDi of 6.41, which is very sprawly. Conversely, the most connected city is Malabo with an SNDi of 3.95, which is sprawly. See these two cities’ trends in the above graph, or dive deeper into each: Malabo, Bata.

The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Equatorial Guinea rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Equatorial Guinea, we can consider two of its most populous regions: Litoral and Bioko Norte. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Equatorial Guinea follow the same country trend.

The largest city in Equatorial Guinea is Bata, with a population of 364600 people. Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Bata as of 2020, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 6.41, which is very sprawly. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Bata rose steadily.