Magwi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Magwi in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MagwiEastern Equatoria (Region)South Sudan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Magwi plotted against Eastern Equatoria and South Sudan. The SNDi of new construction in Magwi followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Eastern Equatoria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease and South Sudan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Magwi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.45 to 6.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Magwi ranked 8th out of 8 cities in Eastern Equatoria and 16th out of 16 in South Sudan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.13
Rank in South Sudan
16th of 16
Rank in Eastern Equatoria
8th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.05
Rank in South Sudan
16th of 16
Rank in Eastern Equatoria
8th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MagwiRecetorAl Ared

In new street additions, Magwi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Recetor fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Al Ared built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Magwi fluctuated in connectivity, while Recetor became progressively more disconnected and Al Ared became progressively more connected. Magwi and Recetor have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.