Makanza in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Makanza in context

1.62.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MakanzaEquateur (Region)Democratic Republic of the Congo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Makanza plotted against Équateur and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Makanza rose steadily, compared to Équateur which rose steadily and Democratic Republic of the Congo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Makanza's incremental SNDi rose from 2.32 to 3.21 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Makanza ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Équateur and 65th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.21
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
52nd of 186
Rank in Équateur
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.65
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
65th of 186
Rank in Équateur
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MakanzaLushuiMalacatan

In new street additions, Makanza and Malacatán both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Lushui fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Makanza and Malacatán both became progressively more disconnected, while Lushui grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Makanza and Lushui have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.