Xai-Xai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xai-Xai in context

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Xai-XaiGaza (Region)Mozambique (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xai-Xai plotted against Gaza and Mozambique. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Xai-Xai's incremental SNDi rose from 1.82 to 3.87 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xai-Xai ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Gaza and 6th out of 44 in Mozambique as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.87
Rank in Mozambique
29th of 44
Rank in Gaza
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.75
Rank in Mozambique
6th of 44
Rank in Gaza
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Xai-XaiUsakGopalganj

In new street additions, Xai-Xai built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Uşak fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Gopalganj fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Xai-Xai had a more connected network than Uşak in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.