Guiyi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Guiyi in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuiyiGuangxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guiyi plotted against Guangxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Guiyi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.41 to 6.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guiyi ranked 25th out of 63 cities in Guangxi and 952nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.39
Rank in China
1761st of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
60th of 63

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.91
Rank in China
952nd of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
25th 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
GuiyiChengmai CountyGidole

Guiyi, Chengmai County, and Gidole all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Guiyi and Chengmai County have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.