Xing'an in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xing'an 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
Xing'anGuangxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xing'an plotted against Guangxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Xing'an's incremental SNDi rose from 2.29 to 3.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xing'an ranked 23rd out of 63 cities in Guangxi and 851st out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.28
Rank in China
1039th of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
28th of 63

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in China
851st of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
23rd of 63

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Xing'anChenwangGwadar

In new street additions, Xing'an fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Chenwang built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Gwādar built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Xing'an fluctuated in connectivity, while Chenwang grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Gwādar became progressively more connected. Xing'an and Chenwang have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.