Beira in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Beira in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BeiraSofala (Region)Mozambique (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Beira plotted against Sofala and Mozambique. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Beira's incremental SNDi rose from 3.07 to 3.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Beira ranked 4th out of 5 cities in Sofala and 29th out of 44 in Mozambique as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.88
Rank in Mozambique
30th of 44
Rank in Sofala
4th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.83
Rank in Mozambique
29th of 44
Rank in Sofala
4th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BeiraJafar Muhammad AliZhuji

In new street additions, Beira and Jafar Muhammad Ali both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Zhuji fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Beira and Jafar Muhammad Ali both became progressively more disconnected, while Zhuji fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Beira had a more connected network than Zhuji in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.