“Democratization” or “Democratisation”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “democratization” and 2 prefer “democratisation”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	democratization	democratisation	Preference
United States	98	2	“democratization”
United Kingdom	49	51	“democratisation”
India	63	37	“democratization”
Philippines	100	0	“democratization”
Canada	88	12	“democratization”
Australia	47	53	“democratisation”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	51	49	“democratization”
New Zealand	57	43	“democratization”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“democratization”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“democratization”

…years of his rule, Montenegro's democratization efforts have continued.
…would do everything to prevent democratization.
…Sutsakhan stated: "the seeds of democratization, which had been thrown into…
…change has been called the "democratization of type" and has given…
“Politics of Religion, Secularism and Democratization in Turkey: The Past and…
…well as between cities, and democratization of participation, representation and resources…
…International Perspectives on Gender and Democratization, which was one of the…
The democratization process produced competitive elections with…
…diplomatic corps in times of democratization, 1885–1935, Unpublished doctoral thesis, Universiteit…
Similarly, democratization of technology was also fuelled…

“democratisation”

…Affects, Big Data, politics of democratisation and populism, the approach explores…
…migrants and refugees, elections and democratisation and children’s rights; he teaches…
…analysis of the processes of democratisation, and in particular women's access…
…to the political development and democratisation of Gibraltar.
…a negotiated peace and a democratisation of the empire.
…the new tolerance, open-mindedness and democratisation which are introduced by both…
…of the third wave of democratisation and its complex effect on…
…Masters in Human Rights and Democratisation degree at the university.
…in an unstable phase of democratisation and modernisation.
…fit, but growing calls for democratisation during the end of the…

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