Mogadishu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mogadishu in context

1.21.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MogadishuShabeellaha Hoose (Region)Somalia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mogadishu plotted against Shabeellaha Hoose and Somalia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mogadishu's incremental SNDi rose from 1.85 to 2.2 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mogadishu ranked 6th out of 8 cities in Shabeellaha Hoose and 22nd out of 39 in Somalia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.2
Rank in Somalia
24th of 39
Rank in Shabeellaha Hoose
5th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.68
Rank in Somalia
22nd of 39
Rank in Shabeellaha Hoose
6th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MogadishuKaohsiungFukuoka

In new street additions, Mogadishu and Kaohsiung both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Fukuoka built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Mogadishu and Kaohsiung have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.