Masvingo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Masvingo in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MasvingoZimbabwe (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Masvingo plotted against Zimbabwe. Both Masvingo and Zimbabwe follow the same trend. Most recently, Masvingo's incremental SNDi rose from 3.05 to 3.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Masvingo ranked 8th out of 14 in Zimbabwe as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.16
Rank in Zimbabwe
6th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.85
Rank in Zimbabwe
8th of 14

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MasvingoChongdanTecoman

While Chongdan and Tecoman both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Masvingo built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Masvingo and Tecoman both became progressively more disconnected, while Chongdan fluctuated in connectivity. Masvingo and Chongdan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.