Semporna in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Semporna in context

45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SempornaSabah (Region)Malaysia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Semporna plotted against Sabah and Malaysia. The SNDi of new construction in Semporna followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Sabah which rose steadily and Malaysia which rose steadily. Most recently, Semporna's incremental SNDi rose from 6.44 to 8.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Semporna ranked 4th out of 6 cities in Sabah and 41st out of 43 in Malaysia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.0
Rank in Malaysia
41st of 43
Rank in Sabah
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.49
Rank in Malaysia
41st of 43
Rank in Sabah
4th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SempornaSogamosoSeles

In new street additions, Semporna and Sogamoso both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Seles built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.