Mocímboa da Praia in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mocimboa da Praia in context

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Mocimboa da PraiaCabo Delgado (Region)Mozambique (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mocímboa da Praia plotted against Cabo Delgado and Mozambique. The SNDi of new construction in Mocímboa da Praia peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Cabo Delgado which peaked in 1991-2005 and Mozambique which rose steadily. Most recently, Mocímboa da Praia's incremental SNDi fell from 3.05 to 2.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mocímboa da Praia ranked 4th out of 5 cities in Cabo Delgado and 26th out of 44 in Mozambique as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.97
Rank in Mozambique
16th of 44
Rank in Cabo Delgado
3rd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.76
Rank in Mozambique
26th of 44
Rank in Cabo Delgado
4th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Mocimboa da PraiaFernandopolisBili

In new street additions, Mocímboa da Praia built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Fernandópolis fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Bili built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Mocímboa da Praia had a more sprawly network than Bili in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.