Zhaoqing in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zhaoqing in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZhaoqingGuangdong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zhaoqing plotted against Guangdong and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Zhaoqing's incremental SNDi rose from 2.12 to 2.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zhaoqing ranked 18th out of 133 cities in Guangdong and 400th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in China
756th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
29th of 133

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.26
Rank in China
400th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
18th of 133

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZhaoqingKanazawaRizhao

Zhaoqing, Kanazawa, and Rizhao all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Zhaoqing and Rizhao both fluctuated in connectivity, while Kanazawa became progressively more disconnected.