Context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Youssoufia (most disconnected)Essaouira (most connected)

The chart above shows the evolution of street network disconnectedness of the most connected and most disconnected cities in Morocco, for both new street additions (left) and the aggregate street network (right).

Morocco in context: Street-network sprawl of new development

The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Morocco followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Morocco, we can consider three of its most populous regions: Grand Casablanca, Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer and Tanger - Tétouan. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Morocco follow the same country trend.

The largest city in Morocco is Casablanca, with a population of 4064900 people. Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Casablanca as of 2020, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.0, which is well-connected. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Casablanca followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.

Morocco in context: Aggregate street-network sprawl

As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Morocco is Youssoufia with an SNDi of 4.22, which is sprawly. Conversely, the most connected city is Essaouira with an SNDi of 1.1, which is very well-connected. See these two cities’ trends in the above graph, or dive deeper into each: Essaouira, Youssoufia.

The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Morocco rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Morocco, we can consider three of its most populous regions: Grand Casablanca, Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer and Tanger - Tétouan. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Morocco follow the same country trend.

The largest city in Morocco is Casablanca, with a population of 4064900 people. Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Casablanca as of 2020, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.0, which is well-connected. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Casablanca rose steadily.