Moussoro in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Moussoro in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MoussoroBarh el Ghazel (Region)Chad (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Moussoro plotted against Barh el Ghazel and Chad. The SNDi of new construction in Moussoro followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Barh el Ghazel which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Chad which rose steadily. Most recently, Moussoro's incremental SNDi rose from 1.07 to 5.42 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Moussoro ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Barh el Ghazel and 23rd out of 31 in Chad as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.42
Rank in Chad
27th of 31
Rank in Barh el Ghazel
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.67
Rank in Chad
23rd of 31
Rank in Barh el Ghazel
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MoussoroNirmalMojo

Moussoro, Nirmal, and Mojo all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Moussoro and Nirmal both fluctuated in connectivity, while Mojo became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Moussoro had a more connected network than Nirmal in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.