Denmark vs South Korea: Number of clinical trials

Denmark
258 trials
in 2024
South Korea
282 trials
in 2024
Denmark rank
13th
South Korea rank
12th

Number of clinical trials over time

  • Denmark
  • South Korea
0100200300400500200020122024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 282 trials against 258 trials in Denmark, a difference of 24 trials.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 12th of 153 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 80.57 trials 56.57 trials 24 trials Denmark
2010s 263.2 trials 407.7 trials 144.5 trials South Korea
2020s 318.6 trials 405 trials 86.4 trials South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of clinical trials, Denmark or South Korea?
South Korea, at 282 trials against 258 trials in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of clinical trials between Denmark and South Korea?
24 trials, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Korea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Denmark and South Korea rank globally for number of clinical trials?
Denmark ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 12th 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

Indicator
Number of clinical trials
Unit
trials
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,621 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.