France vs Spain: Number of clinical trials

France
896 trials
in 2024
Spain
566 trials
in 2024
France rank
5th
Spain rank
6th

Number of clinical trials over time

  • France
  • Spain
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How they compare

France currently reports 896 trials against 566 trials in Spain, a difference of 330 trials.

That makes France's figure about 1.6 times Spain's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th of 153 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 108.33 trials 41.78 trials 66.56 trials France
2010s 767.6 trials 289.3 trials 478.3 trials France
2020s 1,216 trials 600.6 trials 615.2 trials France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of clinical trials, France or Spain?
France, at 896 trials against 566 trials in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of clinical trials between France and Spain?
330 trials, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do France and Spain rank globally for number of clinical trials?
France ranks 5th 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

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.