Mocuba in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mocuba in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MocubaZambezia (Region)Mozambique (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mocuba plotted against Zambezia and Mozambique. While Zambezia and Mozambique both rose steadily, Mocuba's new street additions rose steadily. Most recently, Mocuba's incremental SNDi rose from 3.91 to 4.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mocuba ranked 7th out of 9 cities in Zambezia and 35th out of 44 in Mozambique as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.31
Rank in Mozambique
35th of 44
Rank in Zambezia
7th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.42
Rank in Mozambique
35th of 44
Rank in Zambezia
7th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MocubaJiangjingBuea

In new street additions, Mocuba and Buea both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Jiangjing fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Mocuba and Buea both became progressively more disconnected, while Jiangjing fluctuated in connectivity.