“Privatization” or “Privatisation”

Language

Privatization and privatisation are both English terms.

Usage

Privatization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while privatisation 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
privatization	93	11	31	95	78	14	100	18	30	75	60	0
privatisation	7	89	69	5	22	86	0	82	70	25	40	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "privatization" over "privatisation" (93 to 7).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "privatisation" over "privatization".
• In India, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "privatisation" over "privatization".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "privatization" over "privatisation" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "privatization" over "privatisation" (78 to 22).
• In Australia, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "privatisation" over "privatization".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "privatization" over "privatisation" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "privatisation" over "privatization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "privatisation" over "privatization".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "privatization" over "privatisation" (75 to 25).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "privatization" over "privatisation" (60 to 40).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "privatization" and "privatisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use privatization or privatisation with sample sentences.

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