Malanje in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Malanje in context

2.42.62.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.62.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MalanjeAngola (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Malanje plotted against Angola. The SNDi of new construction in Malanje peaked in 1991-2005, while Angola rose steadily. Most recently, Malanje's incremental SNDi fell from 2.55 to 2.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Malanje ranked 26th out of 56 in Angola as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in Angola
20th of 56

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.41
Rank in Angola
26th of 56

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MalanjeGalleAmarah

In new street additions, Malanje built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Galle built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Amarah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Malanje grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Galle became progressively more disconnected and Amarah fluctuated in connectivity. Malanje and Galle have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.