Praya in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Praya in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PrayaNusa Tenggara Barat (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Praya plotted against Nusa Tenggara Barat and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Praya peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Nusa Tenggara Barat which rose steadily and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Praya's incremental SNDi fell from 5.69 to 5.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Praya ranked 7th out of 8 cities in Nusa Tenggara Barat and 237th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.24
Rank in Indonesia
151st of 366
Rank in Nusa Tenggara Barat
7th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.56
Rank in Indonesia
237th of 366
Rank in Nusa Tenggara Barat
7th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PrayaKhambhatBardera

In new street additions, Praya built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Khambhat built increasingly connected streets over time and Bardera fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Praya became progressively more disconnected, while Khambhat became progressively more connected and Bardera fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Praya had a more connected network than Khambhat in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.