Danu Phyu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Danu Phyu in context

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Danu PhyuAyeyarwady (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Danu Phyu plotted against Ayeyarwady and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Danu Phyu's incremental SNDi rose from 3.06 to 4.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Danu Phyu ranked 6th out of 18 cities in Ayeyarwady and 61st out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.11
Rank in Myanmar
51st of 113
Rank in Ayeyarwady
7th of 18

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.44
Rank in Myanmar
61st of 113
Rank in Ayeyarwady
6th of 18

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Danu PhyuGulinJilib

In new street additions, Danu Phyu and Jilib both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Gulin built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Danu Phyu and Jilib both fluctuated in connectivity, while Gulin grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Danu Phyu and Gulin have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.