Kyaukse in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kyaukse in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KyaukseMandalay (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kyaukse plotted against Mandalay and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kyaukse's incremental SNDi rose from 2.93 to 3.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kyaukse ranked 6th out of 10 cities in Mandalay and 44th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Myanmar
21st of 113
Rank in Mandalay
3rd of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.02
Rank in Myanmar
44th of 113
Rank in Mandalay
6th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KyaukseSomaNanxiong

In new street additions, Kyaukse and Soma both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Nanxiong built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Kyaukse and Soma both fluctuated in connectivity, while Nanxiong became progressively more disconnected. Kyaukse and Soma have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.