Tachileik in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tachileik in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TachileikShan (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tachileik plotted against Shan and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Tachileik's incremental SNDi rose from 3.8 to 4.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tachileik ranked 15th out of 19 cities in Shan and 74th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.09
Rank in Myanmar
48th of 113
Rank in Shan
10th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.81
Rank in Myanmar
74th of 113
Rank in Shan
15th of 19

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
TachileikHmawbiPilani

In new street additions, Tachileik fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Hmawbi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Pilani built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Tachileik and Hmawbi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.