Myingyan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Myingyan in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MyingyanMandalay (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Myingyan plotted against Mandalay and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Myingyan's incremental SNDi rose from 3.43 to 6.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Myingyan ranked 9th out of 10 cities in Mandalay and 62nd out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.62
Rank in Myanmar
87th of 113
Rank in Mandalay
10th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.46
Rank in Myanmar
62nd of 113
Rank in Mandalay
9th of 10

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
MyingyanNanhuayuanAl Yaudi

In new street additions, Myingyan and Nanhuayuan both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Al Yaudi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Myingyan and Al Yaudi both became progressively more disconnected, while Nanhuayuan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Myingyan had a more connected network than Nanhuayuan in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.