Phuket in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Phuket in context

5678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
5678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PhuketThailand (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Phuket plotted against Thailand. Both Phuket and Thailand follow the same trend. Most recently, Phuket's incremental SNDi rose from 6.62 to 7.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Phuket ranked 49th out of 54 in Thailand as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.38
Rank in Thailand
40th of 54

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.28
Rank in Thailand
49th 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
PhuketSareynKota Bharu

In new street additions, Phuket and Kota Bharu both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Sareyn built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Phuket and Kota Bharu both became progressively more disconnected, while Sareyn became progressively more connected. Phuket and Sareyn have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.