Mandalay in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mandalay in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MandalayMyanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mandalay plotted against Myanmar. Both Mandalay and Myanmar follow the same trend. Most recently, Mandalay's incremental SNDi rose from 2.91 to 3.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mandalay ranked 53rd out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.67
Rank in Myanmar
35th of 113

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Myanmar
53rd of 113

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MandalaySanta Cruz de la SierraSialkot

In new street additions, Mandalay and Santa Cruz de la Sierra both fluctuated in street-construction patterns, while Sialkot built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Sialkot both became progressively more disconnected, while Mandalay fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Mandalay had a more sprawly network than Sialkot in 1975, but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.