Canada vs Germany: Number of clinical trials
Canada
527 trials
in 2024
Germany
420 trials
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
Germany rank
11th
Number of clinical trials over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Canada currently reports 527 trials against 420 trials in Germany, a difference of 107 trials.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Germany ranks 11th of 153 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 146.2 trials | 151.2 trials | 5 trials | Germany |
| 2010s | 551.4 trials | 535.5 trials | 15.9 trials | Canada |
| 2020s | 582.8 trials | 488.6 trials | 94.2 trials | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of clinical trials, Canada or Germany?
- Canada, at 527 trials against 420 trials in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of clinical trials between Canada and Germany?
- 107 trials, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for number of clinical trials?
- Canada ranks 8th and Germany ranks 11th 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.