Nyaunglebin in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nyaunglebin in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NyaunglebinBago (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nyaunglebin plotted against Bago and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Nyaunglebin peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Bago which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Myanmar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Nyaunglebin's incremental SNDi fell from 5.7 to 2.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nyaunglebin ranked 10th out of 13 cities in Bago and 70th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.96
Rank in Myanmar
17th of 113
Rank in Bago
2nd of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.69
Rank in Myanmar
70th of 113
Rank in Bago
10th of 13

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
NyaunglebinMa`barMeilong

While Ma`bar and Meilong both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Nyaunglebin built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Nyaunglebin grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Ma`bar became progressively more disconnected and Meilong fluctuated in connectivity. Nyaunglebin and Meilong have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.