Guangzhou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Guangzhou in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuangzhouGuangdong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guangzhou plotted against Guangdong and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Guangzhou's incremental SNDi rose from 3.4 to 4.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guangzhou ranked 79th out of 133 cities in Guangdong and 1289th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.07
Rank in China
1424th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
79th of 133

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.37
Rank in China
1289th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
79th of 133

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuangzhouJakarta