Pyapon in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pyapon in context

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PyaponAyeyarwady (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pyapon plotted against Ayeyarwady and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Pyapon's incremental SNDi rose from 2.88 to 4.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pyapon ranked 4th out of 18 cities in Ayeyarwady and 57th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.17
Rank in Myanmar
53rd of 113
Rank in Ayeyarwady
8th of 18

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.33
Rank in Myanmar
57th of 113
Rank in Ayeyarwady
4th of 18

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
PyaponElx / ElcheNarmadapuram

In new street additions, Pyapon fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Elx / Elche built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Narmadapuram built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Elx / Elche and Narmadapuram both became progressively more disconnected, while Pyapon fluctuated in connectivity. Pyapon and Elx / Elche have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.