Anak in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Anak in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AnakHwanghae-namdo (Region)North Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Anak plotted against Hwanghae-namdo and North Korea. The SNDi of new construction in Anak followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Hwanghae-namdo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and North Korea which peaked in 1976-1990. In terms of the aggregate network, Anak ranked 1st out of 15 cities in Hwanghae-namdo and 1st out of 92 in North Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.4
Rank in North Korea
9th of 92
Rank in Hwanghae-namdo
3rd of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.4
Rank in North Korea
1st of 92
Rank in Hwanghae-namdo
1st of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AnakAmeer Abad KalayParit Buntar

While Ameer Abad Kalay and Parit Buntar both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Anak fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Anak fluctuated in connectivity, while Ameer Abad Kalay fluctuated in connectivity and Parit Buntar became progressively more disconnected.