Muriaé in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Muriae in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuriaeMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Muriaé plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Muriaé's incremental SNDi rose from 3.8 to 4.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Muriaé ranked 43rd out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 320th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.49
Rank in Brazil
288th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
44th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.66
Rank in Brazil
320th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
43rd of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuriaeDigrasKodaikanal

In new street additions, Muriaé fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Digras fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Kodaikanal built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Muriaé and Kodaikanal both became progressively more disconnected, while Digras fluctuated in connectivity. Muriaé and Digras have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.