El Salvador vs Puerto Rico: Number of clinical trials
El Salvador
4 trials
in 2023
Puerto Rico
3 trials
in 2024
El Salvador rank
92nd
Puerto Rico rank
95th
Number of clinical trials over time
- El Salvador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4 trials against 3 trials in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1 trials.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 92nd 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 | El Salvador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 trials | 2 trials | 1 trials | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.4 trials | 3 trials | 1.6 trials | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 2.33 trials | 4 trials | 1.67 trials | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of clinical trials, El Salvador or Puerto Rico?
- El Salvador, at 4 trials against 3 trials in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of clinical trials between El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 1 trials, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of clinical trials?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd 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.