| Before travelling you need to know not only the type of electric plug
and socket in your destination but also the voltage of the electric power,
the frequency (Hertz) and any special requirements like fuses or earth
connections that may interfere with the use of your equipment. Please remember
that simple adapters do not convert voltage or frequency, and incorrect
use may not only keep you from using your equipment but also damage it
or even cause personal injuries. Using a plug adapter just changes the
shape of the prongs. Countries with different voltages and frequencies
may use similar plugs, so check to need if you need a power converter and
not simply a plug adapter. Read the fine print in your power-source, many
devices will accept both 110v and 220v, requiring only a plug adapter.
Below you will find the most common types of plugs and a table detailing
the plugs, voltage and frequency for each country. On www.world-power-plugs.com
you'll find a handy tool to quickly figure out if you need an adapter or
converter when travelling.
Types of Plugs
Plugs, Voltage
and Frequency for each Country / Territory
Mains power around the
world
Afghanistan 220V 50 Hz* D
*Charikar 60Hz
Algeria 127/220V 50 Hz C
& F
American Samoa 120V 60 Hz
A, B, F & I
Angola 220V 50 Hz C
Antigua 230V 60 Hz A &
B
Argentina 220V 50 Hz C &
I
Armenia 220V 50 Hz C, E &
F
Aruba 127V 60 Hz A, B &
F
Australia 240V 50 Hz I
Austria 230V 50 Hz F
Azerbaijan 220V 50 Hz C,
E & F
Azores 220V 50 Hz B, C, &
F
Bahamas 120V 60 Hz A &
B
Bahrain 230V* 50 Hz* G *Awali
110V, 60 Hz
Bangladesh 220V 50 Hz A,
C, D, G
Barbados 115V 50 Hz A, B,
& F
Belgium 230V 50 Hz C &
E
Belize 110/220V 60 Hz B &
G
Benin 220V 50 Hz D
Bermuda 120V 60 Hz A &
B
Bolivia 220/230V* 50 Hz A
& C *La Paz & Viacha 115V
Botswana 231V 50 Hz D &
G
Brazil 110/220V 60 Hz A,
B, C, D, & G
Brunei 240V 50 Hz G
Bulgaria 220V 50 Hz C &
F
Burkina Faso 220V 50 Hz C
& E
Burma (Myanmar) 230V 50 Hz
C, D, & F
Burundi 220V 50 Hz C &
E
Cambodia 120V 50 Hz
Cameroon 220V 50 Hz C, D,
E, G
Canada 120V 60 Hz A &
B
Cape Verde 220V 50 Hz C &
F
Cayman Islands 120V 60 Hz
A & B
Central African Republic
220V 50 Hz C & E
Chad 220V 50Hz D, E &
F
Chile 220V 50 Hz C &
L
Chine 220V 50 Hz I
Colombia 110V 60Hz A &
B
Comoros 220V 50 Hz C &
E
Congo 220V 50 Hz C &
E
Congo, Democratic Republic
220V 50 Hz C & D
Costa Rica 120V 60 Hz A &
B
Côte d'Ivoire 220V
50 Hz C & E
Croatia 220V 50Hz C &
F
Cyprus 240V 50 Hz C &
G
Cuba 110V A (in hotels often
combined A and C at 220V)
Czech Republic 220V 50 Hz
E
Denmark 220V 50 Hz C &
K
Djibouti 220V 50 Hz C &
E
Dominican Republic 110V 60
Hz A
Dominique 230V 50 Hz D &
G
East Timor 220V 50 Hz C,
E, & F
Ecuador 120-127V* 60 Hz A,
B, C, D *120/240V in some rural areas
Egypt 220V 50 Hz C
Equatorial Guinea 220V 50
Hz C & E
Eritrea 220V 50 Hz C
Ethiopia 220V 50 Hz C, D,
J, & L
Faeroe 220V 50 Hz C &
K
Fiji 240V 50 Hz I
Finland 230V 50 Hz C &
F
France 230V 50 Hz C, E &
F
French Guyana 220V 50 Hz
C, D, & E
French Polynesia 127V 60
Hz A
Gabon 220V 50 Hz C
Gambia 220V 50 Hz G
Germany 230V 50 Hz F
Ghana 230V 50 Hz D &
G
Gibraltar 240V 50 Hz C &
G
Greece 220V 50 Hz C, D, E
& F
Greenland 220V 50 Hz C &
K
Grenada 230V 50 Hz G
Guadeloupe 220V 50 Hz C,
D, & E
Guam 110V 60Hz A & B
Guatemala 120V 60 Hz A, B,
G, & I
Guinea 220V 50 Hz C, F &
K
Guinea-Bissau 220V 50 Hz
C
Guyana 110V 60 Hz A, B, D
& G
Honduras 110V 60 Hz A &
B
Hong Kong 230V 50 Hz D, G
Hungary 220V 50 Hz C &
F
Iceland 220V 50 Hz C &
F
India 230V 50 Hz C &
D
Indonesia 220V 50 Hz C, E,
& F
Iran 220 50 Hz
Iraq 220V 50 Hz C, D, &
G
Ireland 220 50 Hz G
Israel 230V 50 Hz C &
H - Jerusalem 220V 50 Hz D
Italy 127/220V 50 Hz F &
L
Jamaica 110V 50 Hz A &
B
Japan 100V 50/60 Hz* A, B
*
eastern Japan 50 Hz (Tokyo,
Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohoma, Sendai);
western Japan 60 Hz (Osaka,
Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima)
Jordan 220V 50 Hz C, D, F,
G & J
Kenya 240V 50 Hz D &
G
Korea 110/220V 60 Hz A, B,
C, D, G, I & K
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Kuwait 240V 50 Hz C &
G
Laos 220V 50 Hz A, B, C,
E & F
Lebanon 110/220V 50 Hz A,
B, C, D & G
Lesotho 220V 50 Hz M
Liberia 120V 60 Hz A &
G
Libya 127V* 50 Hz D *Barce,
Benghazi, Derna, Sebha & Tobruk 230V
Luxembourg 220V 50 Hz C &
F
Macao 200V 50 Hz G &
C
Madagascar 127/220V 50 Hz
C, D, E, J & K
Madeira 220V 50 Hz C &
F
Malawi 230V 50 Hz G
Malaysia 240V* 50 Hz G *Penang
230V
Maldives 230V 50 Hz A, D,
G, J, K & L
Mali 220V 50 Hz C & E
Malta 240V 50 Hz G
Man 240V 50 Hz C & G
Martinique 220V 50 Hz C,
D, & E
Mauritius 230V 50 Hz C &
G
Mauritania 220V 50 Hz C
Mexico 127V 60 Hz A
Monaco 127/220V 50 Hz C,
D, E & F
Montenegro 220V 50 Hz C,
F, & J
Montserrat 230V 60 Hz A &
B
Morocco 127/220V 50 Hz C
& E
Mozambique 220V 50 Hz C &
F
Namibia 220V* 50 Hz D *Keetmanshoop
230V
Nepal 220V 50 Hz C &
D
Netherlands 230V 50 Hz C
& F
Netherlands Antilles 127/220V*
50 Hz A, B, & F *St. Martin 120V 60 Hz
New Caledonia 220V 50 Hz
F
New Zealand 240V 50 Hz I
Nicaragua 120V 60 Hz A
Niger 220V 50 Hz A, B, C,
D, E & F
Nigeria 230V 50 Hz D &
G
Norway 230V 50 Hz C &
F
Oman 240V 50 Hz C & G
Pakistan 220V 50 Hz C &
D
Panama 110V* 60 Hz A, B &
I *Panama City 120V
Papua New Guinea 240V 50
Hz I
Paraguay 220V 50 Hz C
Peru 220V* 60 Hz* A &
C *Talara 110/220V; Arequipa 50 Hz
Philippines 110/220V* 60
Hz A, B, C, E, F & I *Manila 115/230V
Poland 220V 50 Hz C &
E
Portugal 220V 50 Hz C &
F
Puerto Rico 120V 60 Hz A
& B
Qatar 240V 50 Hz D &
G
Romania 220V 50 Hz C &
F
Russia 220V 50 Hz C &
F
Rwanda 220V 50 Hz C &
J
Salvador 115V 60 Hz A, B,
C, D, E, F, G, I, J, & L
Samoa 230V 50 Hz I
Saudi Arabia 127V 60 Hz A,
B, & G
Senegal 127V 60 Hz C, D,
E & K
Serbia 220V 50 Hz C, F, &
J
Seychelles 240V 50 Hz G
Sierra Leone 230V 50 Hz D
& G
Singapore 230V 50 Hz D &
G
Slovakia 220V 50 Hz E
Slovenia 220V 50Hz F &
C
Somalia 220V* 50 Hz C *Berbera
230V; Merca 110/220V
South Africa 220/230V 50
Hz M
Spain 127/220V 50 Hz C, F
& J
Sri Lanka 230V 50 Hz D
St. Kitts and Nevis (Leeward
Is.) 230V 60 Hz D & G
St. Lucia (Windward Is.)
240V 50 Hz G
St. Vincent (Windward Is.)
230V 50 Hz A, C, E, G, I & K
Sudan 240V 50 Hz C &
D
Suisse 220V 50 Hz C, E &
J
Surinam 127V 60 Hz C &
F
Swaziland 230V 50 Hz M
Sweden 230V 50 Hz C &
F
Syria 220V 50 Hz C, E, &
L
Taiwan 110V 60 Hz A, B, &
I
Tanzania 230V 50 Hz D &
G
Thailand 220V 50 Hz C
Togo 220V* 50 Hz C *Lomé
127V
Tonga 240V 50 Hz I
Trinidad & Tobago 115V
60 Hz B
Tunisia 127/220V 50 Hz C,
E, F, K & L
Turkey 220V 50 Hz C &
F
Uganda 240V 50 Hz G
United Arab Emirates 220V*
50 Hz D & G *Ajman & Sharjah 230V
United Kingdom 230V 50 Hz
G
United States of America
120V 60 Hz A & B
Uruguay 220V 50 Hz C, I &
L
Venezuela 120V 60 Hz A &
B
Vietnam 127/220V 50 Hz A,
C (often combined)
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 110V
60 Hz A & B
Yemen 220/230V 50 Hz A, D
& AG
Zambia 220V 50 Hz C, D &
G
Zimbabwe 220V 50 Hz D &
G
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