Cần Thơ in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Can Tho in context

4.24.85.46<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.24.85.46<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Can ThoVietnam (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cần Thơ plotted against Vietnam. Both Cần Thơ and Vietnam follow the same trend. Most recently, Cần Thơ's incremental SNDi rose from 4.99 to 5.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cần Thơ ranked 93rd out of 126 in Vietnam as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.14
Rank in Vietnam
80th of 126

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.96
Rank in Vietnam
93rd of 126

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Can ThoBegusaraiAl Zaqaziq

Cần Thơ, Begusarai, and Al Zaqaziq all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Cần Thơ and Begusarai have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.