Makassar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Makassar in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MakassarSulawesi Selatan (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Makassar plotted against Sulawesi Selatan and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Makassar's incremental SNDi rose from 6.0 to 6.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Makassar ranked 12th out of 12 cities in Sulawesi Selatan and 271st out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.19
Rank in Indonesia
252nd of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Selatan
6th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.8
Rank in Indonesia
271st of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Selatan
12th of 12

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
MakassarGoianiaSan Jose

Makassar, Goiânia, and San José all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Notably, Makassar had a more sprawly network than San José in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.