Pegu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pegu in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PeguBago (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pegu plotted against Bago and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Pegu's incremental SNDi rose from 3.11 to 4.25 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pegu ranked 4th out of 13 cities in Bago and 36th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.25
Rank in Myanmar
55th of 113
Rank in Bago
5th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.86
Rank in Myanmar
36th of 113
Rank in Bago
4th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PeguKostiKatihar

In new street additions, Pegu and Katihar both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kosti built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Pegu and Katihar have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.