Vũng Tàu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Vung Tau in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Vung TauBa Ria - Vung Tau (Region)Vietnam (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Vũng Tàu plotted against Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu and Vietnam. The SNDi of new construction in Vũng Tàu followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Vietnam which rose steadily. Most recently, Vũng Tàu's incremental SNDi rose from 4.2 to 4.35 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Vũng Tàu ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu and 38th out of 126 in Vietnam as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.35
Rank in Vietnam
50th of 126
Rank in Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.91
Rank in Vietnam
38th of 126
Rank in Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Vung TauSaharsaTetouan

While Saharsa and Tétouan both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Vũng Tàu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Vũng Tàu and Saharsa have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.