Mbalmayo in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Mbalmayo in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mbalmayo plotted against Centre and Cameroon. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mbalmayo's incremental SNDi rose from 6.35 to 9.05 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mbalmayo ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Centre and 32nd out of 44 in Cameroon as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 9.05
- Rank in Cameroon
- 43rd of 44
- Rank in Centre
- 3rd of 3
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.09
- Rank in Cameroon
- 32nd of 44
- Rank in Centre
- 2nd of 3
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Ogipur, India
- Essaouira, Morocco
- Beke Kelate, Ethiopia
- Kozan, Turkey
- Mankessim, Ghana
- Pujiang, China
In new street additions, Ogipur and Kozan both fluctuated in street-construction patterns, while Mbalmayo built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Mbalmayo and Kozan both became progressively more disconnected, while Ogipur fluctuated in connectivity. Mbalmayo and Ogipur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.