“Demilitarization” or “Demilitarisation”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “demilitarization” and 2 prefer “demilitarisation”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	demilitarization	demilitarisation	Preference
United States	98	2	“demilitarization”
United Kingdom	53	47	“demilitarization”
India	59	41	“demilitarization”
Philippines	92	8	“demilitarization”
Canada	91	9	“demilitarization”
Australia	45	55	“demilitarisation”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	100	“demilitarisation”
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“demilitarization”

…obligations stemming from agreements on demilitarization, the forces of the 28th…
…in the Kuomintang disagreed over demilitarization at a military conference in
…Montenegro) forces and later the demilitarization and transformation of the Kosovo…
During the demilitarization process, her anti-torpedo bulges, side…
…former Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization to consolidate the Army's chemical…
Åland conventions — establish the demilitarization and neutralization of Åland.
…hand, instructed them to demand demilitarization of the Nueces Strip, the…
With the British Army's demilitarization of South Armagh, the site…
Therefore, in the impending demilitarization after World War II, they…
Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to

“demilitarisation”

…change was required by the demilitarisation requirements of the Treaty of…
…the British to be the demilitarisation of the colony and free…
…Ministry that debates about its demilitarisation began.
…and that the agreement on demilitarisation of the city would have…
…who designed the machinery the demilitarisation company and associates employed on…
…choose) either mental reprofiling or demilitarisation and discharge from Special Circumstances.
…(UNMOP) to continue monitoring the demilitarisation in the Prevlaka peninsula area…
…would be toward security and demilitarisation arrangements rather than toward major…
…to cease violations of the demilitarisation regime, co-operate with United Nations…
…treaty of Versailles concerning the demilitarisation of the Rhineland had been

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