Electrical Plugs of the world
The Universal Traveler's Plug Predicament
Picture this: You've just touched down in a new country, exhausted from your long-haul flight, only to realize that your phone is on its last breath of battery life. You reach for your charger, confident that you'll soon be back in the world of the connected. But wait—the plug doesn't fit the socket.
If this scenario sounds all too familiar, you're not alone. One of the most frustrating aspects of international travel is the seemingly endless variety of electrical outlets and plug types scattered across the globe. From the sturdy British three-pin to the sleek European two-pin, and the unique configurations found in countries like South Africa or Australia, it can feel like you need a suitcase dedicated solely to adapters.
As a frequent globetrotter, I've experienced this headache more times than I care to count. Something I have often pondered while taking the walk of frustration to a nearby store to buy an adapter or new phone charge, is how in our interconnected world has something as fundamental as how we access electricity not been standardised?!
Your Global Guide to Power Plugs
To make your next international adventure a bit less shocking (pun intended), I've created a handy reference table that covers plug types for countries across the globe. Whether you're heading to the bustling streets of Tokyo, the serene fjords of Norway, or the sun-soaked beaches of Brazil, you'll know exactly what type of plug to pack...
| Country | Socket Type | Voltage |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Albania | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Algeria | Type C,Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| American Samoa | Type A, Type B, Type F, Type I | 120V 60Hz |
| Andorra | Type C,Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Angola | Type C | 220V 50Hz |
| Anguilla | Type A | 110V 60Hz |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Type A, Type B | 230V 60Hz |
| Argentina | Type C, Type I | 220V 50Hz |
| Armenia | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Aruba | Type A, Type B, Type F | 127V 60Hz |
| Austria | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Azerbaijan | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Bahamas | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Bahrain | Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Bangladesh | Type C, Type D,Type G,Type K | 220V 50Hz |
| Barbados | Type A, Type B | 115V 50Hz |
| Belarus | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Belgium | Type C, Type E | 230V 50Hz |
| Belize | Type A, Type B, Type G | 110V 220V 60Hz |
| Benin | Type C, Type E | 220V 50Hz |
| Bermuda | Type A,Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Bhutan | Type C, Type D, Type F, Type G, Type M | 230V 50Hz |
| Bolivia | Type A, Type C | 115V 230V 50Hz |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Botswana | Type D, Type G, Type M | 230V 50Hz |
| Brazil | Type C, Type N | 127V 220V 60Hz |
| British Virgin Islands | Type A, Type B | 110V 60Hz |
| Brunei Darussalam | Type G | 240V 50Hz |
| Bulgaria | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Burkina Faso | Type C, Type E | 220V 50Hz |
| Burundi | Type C, Type E | 220V 50Hz |
| Cambodia | Type A, Type B | 230V 50Hz |
| Cameroon | Type C, Type E | 220V 50Hz |
| Canada | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Cape Verde | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Cayman | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Cayman Islands | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Central African Republic | Type C, Type E | 220V 50Hz |
| Chad | Type C, Type D, Type E, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Chile | Type C, Type L | 220V 50Hz |
| China | Type A, Type C, Type I | 220V 50Hz |
| Colombia | Type A, Type B | 110V 60Hz |
| Comoros | Type C, Type E | 220V 50Hz |
| Congo | Type C, Type E | 230V 50Hz |
| Costa Rica | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Type C, Type E | 230V 50Hz |
| Croatia | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Cuba | Type A, Type B | 110V 60Hz |
| Cyprus | Type G | 240V 50Hz |
| Czech Republic | Type C, Type E | 230V 50Hz |
| Denmark | Type C, Type F, Type E, Type K | 230V 50Hz |
| Djibouti | Type C, Type E | 220V 50Hz |
| Dominica | Type D, Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Dominican Republic | Type A, Type B | 110V 60Hz |
| Ecuador | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Egypt | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| El Salvador | Type A, Type B | 115V 60Hz |
| Equatorial Guinea | Type C, Type E | 220V 50Hz |
| Eritrea | Type C,Type L | 230V 50Hz |
| Estonia | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Ethiopia | Type C, Type E, Type F, Type L | 220V 50Hz |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Type G | 240V 50Hz |
| Faroe Islands | Type C, Type F, Type E, Type K | 230V 50Hz |
| Finland | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| France | Type C, Type E | 230V 50Hz |
| French Guiana | Type C, Type D, Type E | 220V 50Hz |
| Gabon | Type C | 220V 50Hz |
| Gambia | Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Georgia | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Georgia | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Germany | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Ghana | Type D, Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Gibraltar | Type C, Type G | 240V 50Hz |
| Greece | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Greenland | Type C, Type F, Type E, Type K | 230V 50Hz |
| Grenada | Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Guadeloupe | Type C,Type D, Type E | 230V 50Hz |
| Guam | Type A, Type B | 110V 60Hz |
| Guatemala | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Guinea | Type C, Type F, Type K | 220V 50Hz |
| Guinea Bissau | Type C | 220V 50Hz |
| Guyana | Type A, Type B, Type D, Type G | 240V 60Hz |
| Haiti | Type A, Type B | 110V 60Hz |
| Honduras | Type A, Type B | 110V 60Hz |
| Hong Kong | Type G, Type D | 220V 50Hz |
| Hungary | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Iceland | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| India | Type C, Type D, Type M | 230V 50Hz |
| Indonesia | Type C, Type F | 220V 110V 50Hz |
| Iran | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Iraq | Type C, Type D, Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Ireland | Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Isle of Man | Type C, Type G | 240V 50Hz |
| Israel | Type C, Type H, Type M | 230V 50Hz |
| Italy | Type C, Type F, Type L | 230V 50Hz |
| Jamaica | Type A, Type B | 110V 50Hz |
| Japan | Type A, Type B | 100V 50Hz |
| Jordan | Type B, Type C, Type D, Type F, Type G, Type J | 230V 50Hz |
| Kazakhstan | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Kenya | Type G | 240V 50Hz |
| South Korea (Republic of Korea) | Type C, Type F | 220V 60Hz |
| North Korea (Democratic People's Republic Korea) | Type A, Type C, Type F | 220V 110V 50Hz, 60Hz |
| Kuwait | Type C, Type G | 240V 50Hz |
| Kyrgyzstan | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Type A, Type B, Type C, Type E, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Latvia | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Lebanon | Type A, Type B, Type C, Type D, Type G | 220V 50Hz |
| Liberia | Type A, Type B, Type C, Type E, Type F | 120V 220V 50Hz, 60Hz |
| Libya | Type C, Type D, Type F, Type L | 127V 230V 50Hz |
| Liechtenstein | Type C, Type J | 230V 50Hz |
| Lithuania | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Luxembourg | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Macau | Type D, Type M, Type G, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Macedonia | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Madagascar | Type C, Type D, Type E, Type J, Type K | 127V 220V 50Hz |
| Malawi | Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Malaysia | Type A, Type C, Type G, Type M | 240V 50Hz |
| Maldives | Type A , Type C, Type D, Type G, Type J, Type K, Type L | 230V 50Hz |
| Mali | Type C, Type E | 220V 50Hz |
| Malta | Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Martinique | Type C,Type D, Type E | 220V 50Hz |
| Mauritania | Type C | 220V 50Hz |
| Mauritius | Type C, Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Mexico | Type A, Type B | 127V 60Hz |
| Micronesia, Federated States | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Moldova | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Monaco | Type C, Type D, Type E, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Monaco | Type C,Type D, Type E, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Mongolia | Type C, Type E | 220V 50Hz |
| Montenegro | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Montserrat | Type A, Type B | 230V 60Hz |
| Morocco | Type C, Type E | 127V 220V 50Hz |
| Mozambique | Type C, Type F, Type M | 220V 50Hz |
| Myanmar | Type C, Type D, Type F, Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Nepal | Type C, Type D, Type M | 230V 50Hz |
| Netherlands | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Netherlands Antilles | Type A, Type B, Type C, Type F | 127V 220V 50Hz |
| New Caledonia | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Nicaragua | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Niger | Type A, Type B, Type C, Type D, Type E, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Nigeria | Type D, Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Norway | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Oman | Type C, Type G | 240V 50Hz |
| Pakistan | Type C, Type D, Type G, Type M | 230V 50Hz |
| Palau | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Panama | Type A, Type B | 110V 60Hz |
| Paraguay | Type C | 220V 50Hz |
| Peru | Type A, B, Type C | 220V 60Hz |
| Philippines | Type A, Type B, Type C | 220V 60Hz |
| Poland | Type C, Type E | 230V 50Hz |
| Poland | Type C, Type E | 230V 50Hz |
| Portugal | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Puerto Rico | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Qatar | Type D, Type G | 240V 50Hz |
| Reunion | Type E | 220V 50Hz |
| Romania | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Russia | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Rwanda | Type C, Type J | 230V 50Hz |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Type A, Type B, Type D, Type G | 230V 60Hz |
| Saint Lucia | Type G | 240V 50Hz |
| Saint Martin | Type C, Type F | 120V 220V 60Hz |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Type A, Type C, Type E, Type G, Type I, Type K | 230V 50Hz |
| San Marino | Type C, Type F, Type L | 230V 50Hz |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Saudi Arabia | Type G | 220V 230V 60Hz |
| Senegal | Type C, D, Type E, Type K | 230V 50Hz |
| Serbia | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Seychelles | Type G | 240V 50Hz |
| Sierra Leone | Type D, Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Singapore | Type C, Type G, Type M | 230V 50Hz |
| Slovakia | Type C, Type E | 230V 50Hz |
| Slovenia | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Solomon Islands | Type I, Type G | 220V 50Hz |
| Somalia | Type C | 220V 50Hz |
| South Africa | Type C, Type D, Type M, Type N | 230V 50Hz |
| Spain | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Sri Lanka | Type D, Type M, Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Sudan | Type C, Type D | 230V 50Hz |
| Suriname | Type C, Type F | 127V 60Hz |
| Sweden | Type C, Type F | 230V 50Hz |
| Switzerland | Type C, Type J | 230V 50Hz |
| Switzerland | Type C, Type J | 230V 50Hz |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Type C, Type E, Type L | 220V 50Hz |
| Taiwan | Type A, Type B | 110V 60Hz |
| Tajikistan | Type C, Type F, Type I | 220V 50Hz |
| Tanzania | Type D, Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Thailand | Type A, Type B, Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Thailand | Type A, Type B, Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Timor-Leste | Type C, Type E, Type F, Type I | 220V 50Hz |
| Togo | Type C | 220V 50Hz |
| Trinidad and Tobago | P Type B, Type C, Type Fower socket: Type A, Type B | 115V 60Hz |
| Tunisia | Type C, Type E | 230V 50Hz |
| Turkey | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Turkmenistan | Type B, Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Uganda | Type G | 240V 50Hz |
| Ukraine | Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| United Arab Emirates | Type C, Type D, Type G | 220V 50Hz |
| United Kingdom | Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| United States of America | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| United States Virgin Islands | Type A, Type B | 110V 60Hz |
| Uruguay | Type C, Type F, Type I, Type L | 230V 50Hz |
| Uzbekistan | Type C, Type I | 220V 50Hz |
| Vanuatu | Type C, Type G, Type I | 220V 50Hz |
| Venezuela | Type A, Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Venezuela | Type A,Type B | 120V 60Hz |
| Vietnam | Type A, Type C, Type F | 220V 50Hz |
| Yemen | Type A, Type D, Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Zambia | Type C, Type D, Type G | 230V 50Hz |
| Zimbabwe | Type D, Type G | 220V 50Hz |
If you are looking for ease while doing lots of travelling then it makes sense to spend some money on a good universal adapter that covers most countries in the world. While the adapter is not the most compact it definitely is a life saver in the long run with only having to carry around one adapter. I personally recommend this one which is fairly well priced and reliable.
Picture References for Plug Types of the World
