Rạch Giá in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rach Gia in context

4.85.466.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.85.466.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Rach GiaKien Giang (Region)Vietnam (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rạch Giá plotted against Kiên Giang and Vietnam. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Rạch Giá's incremental SNDi rose from 6.03 to 6.12 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rạch Giá ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Kiên Giang and 113th out of 126 in Vietnam as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.12
Rank in Vietnam
111th of 126
Rank in Kiên Giang
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.93
Rank in Vietnam
113th of 126
Rank in Kiên Giang
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Rach GiaGongyiBoisar

In new street additions, Rạch Giá and Boisar both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Gongyi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Rạch Giá and Boisar both became progressively more disconnected, while Gongyi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Rạch Giá and Gongyi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.