Maseru in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Maseru in context

2.83.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaseruLesotho (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Maseru plotted against Lesotho. Both Maseru and Lesotho follow the same trend. Most recently, Maseru's incremental SNDi rose from 2.74 to 3.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Maseru ranked 1st out of 1 in Lesotho as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.19
Rank in Lesotho
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.85
Rank in Lesotho
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaseruKarlsruheRubavu

While Karlsruhe and Rubavu both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Maseru fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Karlsruhe and Rubavu both became progressively more disconnected, while Maseru fluctuated in connectivity. Maseru and Rubavu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.