Gqeberha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gqeberha in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GqeberhaEastern Cape (Region)South Africa (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gqeberha plotted against Eastern Cape and South Africa. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Gqeberha's incremental SNDi rose from 4.54 to 4.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gqeberha ranked 7th out of 9 cities in Eastern Cape and 44th out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.86
Rank in South Africa
61st of 81
Rank in Eastern Cape
8th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.3
Rank in South Africa
44th of 81
Rank in Eastern Cape
7th of 9

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
GqeberhaLa PlataNellore

While La Plata and Nellore both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Gqeberha built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Gqeberha had a more connected network than Nellore in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.