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
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
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.