Huambo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Huambo in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HuamboAngola (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Huambo plotted against Angola. The SNDi of new construction in Huambo peaked in 1991-2005, while Angola rose steadily. Most recently, Huambo's incremental SNDi fell from 4.48 to 3.76 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Huambo ranked 47th out of 56 in Angola as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.76
Rank in Angola
43rd of 56

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.69
Rank in Angola
47th of 56

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HuamboAbu DhabiLouhajang

In new street additions, Huambo and Abu Dhabi both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Louhajang fluctuated in street-construction patterns. For the full network, Huambo and Abu Dhabi both became progressively more disconnected, while Louhajang fluctuated in connectivity.