Cam Ranh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cam Ranh in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Cam RanhKhanh Hoa (Region)Vietnam (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cam Ranh plotted against Khánh Hòa and Vietnam. The SNDi of new construction in Cam Ranh followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Khánh Hòa which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Vietnam which rose steadily. Most recently, Cam Ranh's incremental SNDi rose from 3.81 to 5.43 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cam Ranh ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Khánh Hòa and 42nd out of 126 in Vietnam as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.43
Rank in Vietnam
88th of 126
Rank in Khánh Hòa
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.99
Rank in Vietnam
42nd of 126
Rank in Khánh Hòa
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Cam RanhAsembagusShush

While Asembagus and Shush both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Cam Ranh fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Asembagus and Shush both became progressively more disconnected, while Cam Ranh fluctuated in connectivity. Cam Ranh and Asembagus have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.