Muala in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Muala in context

61218<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
61218<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MualaNassa (Region)Mozambique (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Muala plotted against Nassa and Mozambique. The SNDi of new construction in Muala followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Nassa which peaked in 1991-2005 and Mozambique which rose steadily. Most recently, Muala's incremental SNDi rose from 12.32 to 20.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Muala ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Nassa and 44th out of 44 in Mozambique as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
20.65
Rank in Mozambique
44th of 44
Rank in Nassa
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
14.95
Rank in Mozambique
44th of 44
Rank in Nassa
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

061218<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
061218<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MualaGadoonBoundiali

While Gadoon and Boundiali both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Muala fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Gadoon and Boundiali both fluctuated in connectivity, while Muala fluctuated in connectivity.