Canada vs Spain: Number of clinical trials
Canada
527 trials
in 2024
Spain
566 trials
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
Spain rank
6th
Number of clinical trials over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 566 trials against 527 trials in Canada, a difference of 39 trials.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Spain ranks 6th of 153 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 161.67 trials | 41.78 trials | 119.89 trials | Canada |
| 2010s | 551.4 trials | 289.3 trials | 262.1 trials | Canada |
| 2020s | 582.8 trials | 600.6 trials | 17.8 trials | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of clinical trials, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 566 trials against 527 trials in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of clinical trials between Canada and Spain?
- 39 trials, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for number of clinical trials?
- Canada ranks 8th and Spain ranks 6th 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.