Dondo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dondo 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
DondoSofala (Region)Mozambique (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dondo plotted against Sofala and Mozambique. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Dondo's incremental SNDi rose from 3.26 to 4.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dondo ranked 5th out of 5 cities in Sofala and 34th out of 44 in Mozambique as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.54
Rank in Mozambique
38th of 44
Rank in Sofala
5th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.29
Rank in Mozambique
34th of 44
Rank in Sofala
5th 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
DondoSardarshaharHaluaghat

In new street additions, Dondo built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Sardarshahar built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Haluaghat built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Dondo and Haluaghat both became progressively more disconnected, while Sardarshahar grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Dondo had a more connected network than Haluaghat in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.