Ranong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ranong in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RanongThailand (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ranong plotted against Thailand. Both Ranong and Thailand follow the same trend. Most recently, Ranong's incremental SNDi rose from 5.28 to 8.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ranong ranked 19th out of 54 in Thailand as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.64
Rank in Thailand
51st of 54

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.52
Rank in Thailand
19th of 54

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

What about similarly populated cities?

02468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
02468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RanongWalisoLinyi

While Waliso and Linyi both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Ranong built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.