Which word is commonly used in the US and the UK: life preserver, life buoy or lifebelt. Thank you!
I'm talking about the ring-shaped floating device that is used to help someone who's drowning.

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Hi,
In the UK the device you are talking about would be called a life buoy or life ring.

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I'm not sure about the UK, but in the US we say life preserver.

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It's a 'life ring' or a "life buoy" here in Australia. There are also horse-shoe shaped ones. 
Here are some links to shops that have them, the words that describe them, prices. etc. 
https://www.chsmith.com.au/catalogsearch/result/?q=life+buoy
and https://www.whitworths.com.au/sfty-lbuoy-solas-28

The ones we wear are called "life jackets". I think Americans call them "life preserver", but I like the funny term 'float coat'.

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