Multan in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Multan in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Multan plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Multan peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Punjab which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Multan's incremental SNDi fell from 4.67 to 4.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Multan ranked 86th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 147th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.65
- Rank in Pakistan
- 142nd of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 88th of 146
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.04
- Rank in Pakistan
- 147th of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 86th of 146
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Maputo, Mozambique
- Gujranwala, Pakistan
- Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Bamako, Mali
- Sana'a, Yemen
- Antananarivo, Madagascar
In new street additions, Multan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Maputo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Bamako built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Multan and Bamako both became progressively more disconnected, while Maputo fluctuated in connectivity. Multan and Maputo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.