Lop Buri in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lop Buri in context

45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Lop BuriThailand (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lop Buri plotted against Thailand. Both Lop Buri and Thailand follow the same trend. Most recently, Lop Buri's incremental SNDi rose from 5.54 to 6.2 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lop Buri ranked 33rd out of 54 in Thailand as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.2
Rank in Thailand
18th of 54

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.16
Rank in Thailand
33rd of 54

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Lop BuriKongoloMeja Road

In new street additions, Lop Buri and Kongolo both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Meja Road fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Lop Buri and Kongolo both became progressively more disconnected, while Meja Road fluctuated in connectivity. Lop Buri and Kongolo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.