Singapore vs South Africa: Number of clinical trials
Singapore
57 trials
in 2024
South Africa
54 trials
in 2024
Singapore rank
35th
South Africa rank
37th
Number of clinical trials over time
- Singapore
- South Africa
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 57 trials against 54 trials in South Africa, a difference of 3 trials.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Africa ahead.
Singapore ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 37th of 153 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 trials | 9.89 trials | 1.11 trials | Singapore |
| 2010s | 53.2 trials | 38.7 trials | 14.5 trials | Singapore |
| 2020s | 72 trials | 48.6 trials | 23.4 trials | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of clinical trials, Singapore or South Africa?
- Singapore, at 57 trials against 54 trials in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of clinical trials between Singapore and South Africa?
- 3 trials, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and South Africa rank globally for number of clinical trials?
- Singapore ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 37th 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.