Karbala in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Karbala in context

2.42.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KarbalaKarbala' (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Karbala plotted against Karbala' and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Karbala followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Karbala' which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Karbala's incremental SNDi rose from 2.41 to 3.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Karbala ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Karbala' and 51st out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.11
Rank in Iraq
61st of 86
Rank in Karbala'
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.65
Rank in Iraq
51st of 86
Rank in Karbala'
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KarbalaWarangalOslo

In new street additions, Warangal and Oslo both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Karbala fluctuated in street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Warangal and Oslo both became progressively more disconnected, while Karbala fluctuated in connectivity. Karbala and Warangal have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.