“Liberalization” or “Liberalisation”

Language

Liberalization and liberalisation are both English terms.

Usage

Liberalization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while liberalisation 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
liberalization	92	32	27	94	89	29	0	32	29	85	83	82
liberalisation	8	68	73	6	11	71	0	68	71	15	17	18

• In the United States, there is a preference for "liberalization" over "liberalisation" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "liberalisation" over "liberalization".
• In India, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "liberalisation" over "liberalization".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "liberalization" over "liberalisation" (94 to 6).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "liberalization" over "liberalisation" (89 to 11).
• In Australia, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "liberalisation" over "liberalization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "liberalization" and "liberalisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "liberalisation" over "liberalization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "liberalisation" over "liberalization".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "liberalization" over "liberalisation" (85 to 15).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "liberalization" over "liberalisation" (83 to 17).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "liberalization" over "liberalisation" (82 to 18).

Examples

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