Navigating the World’s Electrical Landscape: A Guide to Plugs, Sockets, and Voltages
Ever arrive at your travel destination only to discover your precious electronics are incompatible with the local outlets? Fear not, intrepid explorer! This guide serves as your one-stop shop for navigating the diverse world of plugs, sockets, and voltages.
Why are there so many different types?
The development of electrical standards occurred at different times and in various regions, leading to the diverse landscape we see today. Understanding these variations is crucial for protecting your devices and ensuring a smooth travel experience.
What information will you find here?
The following list details the commonly used plugs, sockets, and voltages for various countries. However, it’s essential to remember that exceptions and regional variations may exist. This list serves as a starting point for your research, and we highly recommend double-checking the specific requirements for your destination before packing your bags.
Additional tips for safe travels:
- Invest in a universal adapter: This versatile tool allows you to connect your equipment to different plug types, but ensure it’s compatible with the voltage and amperage of your device.
- Consider a voltage converter: If your destination uses a different voltage than your home country, a converter is necessary to prevent damage to your electronics.
- Consult a travel expert or local resource: When in doubt, seeking information from professionals or reliable local sources can provide peace of mind and prevent unexpected issues.
With a little preparation and this handy guide, you can tackle any electrical hurdle and power up your adventures across the globe!
| Country / State / Territory | Plug Type | Single-Phase Voltage (volts) | Frequency (hertz) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Afghanistan | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Albania | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Algeria | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| American Samoa | A / B / F / I | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Andorra | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Angola | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Anguilla | A / B | 110 V | 60 Hz |
| Antigua and Barbuda | A / B | 230 V | 60 Hz |
| Argentina | C / I | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Armenia | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Aruba | A / B / F | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Australia | I | 230 V (officially, but in practice often 240 V) | 50 Hz |
| Austria | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Azerbaijan | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Azores | A / B / C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Bahamas | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Bahrain | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Balearic Islands | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Bangladesh | A / C / D / G | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Barbados | A / B | 115 V | 50 Hz |
| Belarus | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Belgium | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Belize | A / B | 110 V | 60 Hz |
| Benin | A / B / G | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Bermuda | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Bhutan | C / D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Bolivia | A / C | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Bonaire | A / C | 127 V | 50 Hz |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Botswana | D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Brazil | C / N | 127 V / 220 V | 60 Hz |
| British Virgin Islands | A / B | 110 V | 60 Hz |
| Brunei | G | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Bulgaria | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Burkina Faso | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Burma (officially Myanmar) | A / C / D / G / I | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Burundi | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Cambodia | A / C / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Cameroon | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Canada | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Canary Islands | C / E / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Cape Verde (in Portuguese: Cabo Verde) | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Cayman Islands | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Central African Republic | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Chad | C / E / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Channel Islands (Guernsey & Jersey) | C / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Chile | C / L | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| China, People’s Republic of | A / C / I | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Christmas Island | I | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | I | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Colombia | A / B | 110 V | 60 Hz |
| Comoros | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Congo-Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Cook Islands | I | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Costa Rica | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Croatia | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Cuba | A / B / C / L | 110 V / 220 V | 60 Hz |
| Curaçao | A / B | 127 V | 50 Hz |
| Cyprus | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Cyprus, North (unrecognised, self-declared state) | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Czech Republic (Czechia) | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Denmark | C / E / F / K | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Djibouti | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Dominica | D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Dominican Republic | A / B / C | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Dubai (not a country, but a state (an emirate) within the United Arab Emirates) | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| East Timor (Timor-Leste) | C / E / F / I | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Ecuador | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Egypt | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| El Salvador | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| England | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Equatorial Guinea | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Eritrea | C / L | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Estonia | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Ethiopia | C / F / G | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Faeroe Islands | C / E / F / K | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Falkland Islands | G | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Fiji | I | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Finland | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| France | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| French Guiana (French overseas department) | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity) | C / E | 220 V | 60 Hz |
| Gabon (Gabonese Republic) | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Gambia | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Gaza Strip (Gaza) | C / H | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Georgia | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Germany | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Ghana | D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Gibraltar | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Great Britain (GB) | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Greece | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Greenland | C / E / F / K | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Grenada | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Guadeloupe (French overseas department) | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Guam | A / B | 110 V | 60 Hz |
| Guatemala | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Guinea | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Guinea-Bissau | C / E / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Guyana | A / B / D / G | 120 V / 240 V | 60 Hz |
| Haiti | A / B | 110 V | 60 Hz |
| Holland (officially the Netherlands) | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Honduras | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Hong Kong (A City of China) | G | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Hungary | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Iceland | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| India | C / D / M | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Indonesia | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Iran | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Iraq | C / D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Ireland (Republic of Ireland, Eire) | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Ireland, Northern | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Isle of Man | C / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Israel | C / H | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Italy | C / F / L | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Jamaica | A / B | 110 V | 50 Hz |
| Japan | A / B | 100 V | 50 Hz / 60 Hz |
| Jordan | C / D / F / G / J | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Kazakhstan | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Kenya | G | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Kiribati | I | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Korea, North | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Korea, South | C / F | 220 V | 60 Hz |
| Kosovo | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Kuwait | G | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Kyrgyzstan | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Laos | A / B / C / E / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Latvia | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Lebanon | C / D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Lesotho | M | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Liberia | A / B / C / F | 120 V / 220 V | 60 Hz |
| Libya | C / L | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Liechtenstein | C / J | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Lithuania | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Luxembourg | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Macau (A City of China) | G | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Macedonia, North | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Madagascar | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Madeira | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Malawi | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Malaysia | G | 230 V (officially, but in practice often 240 V) | 50 Hz |
| Maldives | C / D / G / L | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Mali | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Malta | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Marshall Islands | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Martinique (French overseas department) | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Mauritania | C / E / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Mauritius | C / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Mayotte (French overseas department) | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Mexico | A / B | 127 V | 60 Hz |
| Micronesia (officially: Federated States of Micronesia) | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Moldova | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Monaco | C / E / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Mongolia | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Montenegro | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Montserrat | A / B | 230 V | 60 Hz |
| Morocco | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Mozambique | C / F / M | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Myanmar (formerly Burma) | A / C / D / G / I | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Namibia | D / M | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Nauru | I | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Nepal | C / D / M | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Netherlands | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| New Caledonia (French overseas collectivity) | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| New Zealand | I | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Nicaragua | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Niger | C / D / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Nigeria | D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Niue | I | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Norfolk Island | I | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| North Cyprus (unrecognised, self-declared state) | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| North Korea | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| North Macedonia | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Northern Ireland | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Norway | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Oman | G | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Pakistan | C / D | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Palau | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Palestine | C / H | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Panama | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Papua New Guinea | I | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Paraguay | A / C | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Peru | A / B / C | 220 V | 60 Hz |
| Philippines | A / B / C | 220 V | 60 Hz |
| Pitcairn Islands | I | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Poland | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Portugal | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Puerto Rico | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Qatar | G | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Réunion (French overseas department) | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Romania | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Russia (officially the Russian Federation) | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Rwanda | C / E / F / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Saba | A / B | 110 V | 60 Hz |
| Saint Barthélemy (French overseas collectivity, informally also referred to as Saint Barth’s or Saint Barts) | C / E | 230 V | 60 Hz |
| Saint Helena | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis (officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) | D / G | 230 V | 60 Hz |
| Saint Lucia | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Saint Martin (French overseas collectivity) | C / E | 220 V | 60 Hz |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French overseas collectivity) | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | A / B / G | 110 V / 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Samoa | I | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| San Marino | C / F / L | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Saudi Arabia | G | 220 V | 60 Hz |
| Scotland | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Senegal | C / D / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Serbia | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Seychelles | G | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Sierra Leone | D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Singapore | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Sint Eustatius | A / B / C / F | 110 V / 220 V | 60 Hz |
| Sint Maarten | A / B | 110 V | 60 Hz |
| Slovakia | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Slovenia | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Solomon Islands | G / I | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Somalia | C / G (note: most sockets in Somalia are universal ones, which accept types A / B / C / D / E / F / G / I / O. Sometimes there is even additional compatibility with types J, K and L.) | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Somaliland (unrecognised, self-declared state) | C / G (note: most sockets in Somaliland are universal ones, which accept types A / B / C / D / E / F / G / I / O. Sometimes there is even additional compatibility with types J, K and L.) | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| South Africa | C / M / N | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| South Korea | C / F | 220 V | 60 Hz |
| South Sudan | C / D | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Spain | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Sri Lanka | D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Sudan | C / D | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Suriname (Surinam) | A / B / C / F | 127 V / 220 V | 60 Hz |
| Swaziland | M | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Sweden | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Switzerland | C / J | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Syria | C / E / L | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Tahiti (the largest island in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France) | C / E | 220 V | 60 Hz |
| Taiwan (a province of China) | A / B | 110 V | 60 Hz |
| Tajikistan | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Tanzania | D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Thailand | A / B / C / O | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Togo | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Tokelau | I | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Tonga | I | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Trinidad & Tobago | A / B | 115 V | 60 Hz |
| Tunisia | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Turkey | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Turkmenistan | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Tuvalu | I | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Uganda | G | 240 V | 50 Hz |
| Ukraine | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| United Kingdom (UK) | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| United States of America (USA) | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| United States Virgin Islands | A / B | 110 V | 60 Hz |
| Uruguay | C / F / L | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Uzbekistan | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Vanuatu | I | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Vatican City | C / F / L | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Venezuela | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz |
| Vietnam | A / B / C | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Virgin Islands (British) | A / B | 110 V | 60 Hz |
| Virgin Islands (USA) | A / B | 110 V | 60 Hz |
| Wales | G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Wallis and Futuna (French overseas collectivity) | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| West Bank | C / H | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Western Sahara | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz |
| Yemen | A / D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Zambia | C / D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |
| Zimbabwe | D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz |