Australia vs India: Number of clinical trials
Australia
158 trials
in 2024
India
131 trials
in 2024
Australia rank
20th
India rank
22nd
Number of clinical trials over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 158 trials against 131 trials in India, a difference of 27 trials.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and India ranks 22nd of 153 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.56 trials | 38.56 trials | 4 trials | Australia |
| 2010s | 94.4 trials | 121.9 trials | 27.5 trials | India |
| 2020s | 157.4 trials | 141.6 trials | 15.8 trials | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of clinical trials, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 158 trials against 131 trials in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of clinical trials between Australia and India?
- 27 trials, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for number of clinical trials?
- Australia ranks 20th and India ranks 22nd of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of clinical trials. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of completed clinical trials registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov database for each country. Registration in the ClinicalTrials database is mandatory for trials in the United States, but voluntary for other countries.