Mundok in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mundok in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MundokP'yongan-namdo (Region)North Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mundok plotted against P'yŏngan-namdo and North Korea. The SNDi of new construction in Mundok fell steadily, compared to P'yŏngan-namdo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and North Korea which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Mundok's incremental SNDi fell from 1.48 to 1.12 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mundok ranked 1st out of 21 cities in P'yŏngan-namdo and 2nd out of 92 in North Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.12
Rank in North Korea
2nd of 92
Rank in P'yŏngan-namdo
1st of 21

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.54
Rank in North Korea
2nd of 92
Rank in P'yŏngan-namdo
1st of 21

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MundokMaycheweMzinoni

While Maychew and eMzinoni both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Mundok built increasingly connected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Maychew and eMzinoni both became progressively more disconnected, while Mundok became progressively more connected. Notably, Mundok had a more sprawly network than Maychew in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.