“Democratization” or “Democratisation”

Language

Democratization and democratisation are both English terms.

Usage

Democratization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while democratisation is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
democratization	98	49	63	100	88	47	0	51	57	0	100	0
democratisation	2	51	37	0	12	53	0	49	43	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "democratization" over "democratisation" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "democratisation" over "democratization".
• In India, there is a preference for "democratization" over "democratisation" (63 to 37).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "democratization" over "democratisation" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "democratization" over "democratisation" (88 to 12).
• In Australia, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "democratisation" over "democratization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "democratization" and "democratisation".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "democratization" over "democratisation" (51 to 49).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "democratization" over "democratisation" (57 to 43).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "democratization" and "democratisation".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "democratization" over "democratisation" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "democratization" and "democratisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use democratization or democratisation with sample sentences.

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