Muar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Muar in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuarJohor (Region)Malaysia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Muar plotted against Johor and Malaysia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Muar's incremental SNDi rose from 4.15 to 4.3 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Muar ranked 5th out of 6 cities in Johor and 16th out of 43 in Malaysia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.3
Rank in Malaysia
11th of 43
Rank in Johor
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.89
Rank in Malaysia
16th of 43
Rank in Johor
5th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuarSzegedOngata Rongai

In new street additions, Muar built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Szeged built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Ongata Rongai fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.