Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Number of clinical trials
Costa Rica
3 trials
in 2024
Puerto Rico
3 trials
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
95th
Puerto Rico rank
95th
Number of clinical trials over time
- Costa Rica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3 trials against 3 trials in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 trials.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 95th and Puerto Rico ranks 95th of 153 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 trials | 1.67 trials | 0.6667 trials | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.25 trials | 2.88 trials | 1.62 trials | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 2.6 trials | 4 trials | 1.4 trials | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of clinical trials, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?
- Costa Rica, at 3 trials against 3 trials in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of clinical trials between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 0 trials, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of clinical trials?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th and Puerto Rico ranks 95th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) β 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.