Malawi vs Rwanda: Number of clinical trials

Malawi
11 trials
in 2024
Rwanda
9 trials
in 2024
Malawi rank
68th
Rwanda rank
70th

Number of clinical trials over time

  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 11 trials against 9 trials in Rwanda, a difference of 2 trials.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Rwanda ahead.

Malawi ranks 68th and Rwanda ranks 70th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 2 trials 1.33 trials 0.6667 trials Malawi
2010s 8.6 trials 4.1 trials 4.5 trials Malawi
2020s 10 trials 6.4 trials 3.6 trials Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of clinical trials, Malawi or Rwanda?
Malawi, at 11 trials against 9 trials in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of clinical trials between Malawi and Rwanda?
2 trials, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for number of clinical trials?
Malawi ranks 68th and Rwanda ranks 70th 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.