Guiping in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Guiping in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuipingGuangxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guiping plotted against Guangxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Guiping's incremental SNDi rose from 4.34 to 5.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guiping ranked 58th out of 63 cities in Guangxi and 1665th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.62
Rank in China
1716th of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
58th of 63

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.56
Rank in China
1665th of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
58th of 63

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuipingLos MochisSers Al Layyan

In new street additions, Guiping and Los Mochis both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sers Al Layyan built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Guiping fluctuated in connectivity, while Los Mochis became progressively more disconnected and Sers Al Layyan became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Guiping and Sers Al Layyan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.