List of countries with mains power plugs, voltages and 
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This is a list of countries and territories, with the plugs, voltages and 
frequencies they use for providing electrical power to small appliances and 
some major 
appliances. For definitions of terms and further information on each plug, 
see Domestic AC power plugs and 
sockets.
Most places on the list are autonomous countries; however some territories 
that do things very differently from the countries they belong to (such as Hong Kong) are listed 
separately.
The lettering system, which is believed to have originated from a U.S. 
government document, although useful for quick reference is a bit ambiguous in 
some areas. A plug and socket that are classified here under the same letter 
will usually mate, but there is no guarantee of this.

 


Voltage and frequency.
 

Plugs.









Region
Type(s) of plug / 
socket
Voltage
Frequency
Comments

Afghanistan
C, D, F
240 V
50 Hz
Voltage may vary from 160 to 280.

Albania
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Algeria
C, F
230 V
50 Hz


American 
Samoa
A, B, F, I
120 V
60 Hz


Andorra
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Angola
C
220 V
50 Hz


Anguilla
A (maybe B)
110 V
60 Hz


Antigua
A, B
230 V
60 Hz
Airport power is reportedly 110 V

Argentina
C, I
220 V
50 Hz
Live and neutral are wired the other way round compared to other 
countries

Armenia
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Aruba
A, B, F
127 V
60 Hz
Lago Colony 115 V

Australia
I
240 V
50 Hz
Australia's 
public mains power supply is 240 volts, 50 Hz. A few suppliers deliver 230 
V.

Austria
C, F
230 V
50 Hz


Azerbaijan
C
220 V
50 Hz


Azores
B, C, F
220 V
50 Hz
Ponta Delgada 110 V; to be converted to 220 V

Bahamas
A, B
120 V
60 Hz


Bahrain
G
230 V
50 Hz
Awali 110 V, 60 Hz

Balearic 
Islands
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Bangladesh
A, C, D, G, K
220 V
50 Hz


Barbados
A, B
115 V
50 Hz


Belarus
C
220 V
50 Hz


Belgium
C, E
230 V
50 Hz


Belize
A, B, G
110 V
and
220 V
60 Hz


Benin
C, E
220 V
50 Hz


Bermuda
A, B
120 V
60 Hz


Bhutan
D, F, G, M
230 V
50 Hz


Bolivia
A, C
220 V
50 Hz
La Paz & Viacha 115 V

Bosnia
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Botswana
D, G, M
231 V
50 Hz


Brazil
A, B, C, I
110 V
and
220 V
60 Hz
Type I is becoming common as for 220 V outlets and appliances in 110 V 
areas. Dual-voltage wiring is rather common in Brazil - high-powered appliances, 
such as clothes dryers, tend to be 220 V even in 110 V areas. Note also that 
depending on the area, the exact voltage might be 110 V, 115 V, 127 V, 130 V, 
220 V or 240 V. Also note that by 2009, Brazil will be converting to the IEC 60906-1 international plug 
which is similar to type J.

Brunei
G
240 V
50 Hz


Bulgaria
C, F
230 V
50 Hz


Burkina Faso
C, E
220 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
Standardised at 120 V. 240 V/60 Hz used for heavy duty applications (e.g. 
clothes driers, electric cook-stoves and machinery). Many buildings wired for 
dual voltage but 120 V is the norm in single voltage installations. Type A 
outlets used for retrofit only, type B now required by code in new construction 
and renovation.

Canary 
Islands
C, E, L
220 V
50 Hz


Cape Verde
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Cayman 
Islands
A, B
120 V
60 Hz


Central African Republic
C, E
220 V
50 Hz


Chad
D, E, F
220 V
50 Hz


Channel 
Islands
C, G
230 V
50 Hz


Chile
C, L
220 V
60 Hz


P.R. China (mainland only)
A, C, I, unofficially G
220 V
50 Hz
Most wall outlets simultaneously support types A, C, and I. The A and C 
types are together (flat with rounder ends) so that an A or C types can be used. 
The I type is next to the A C type. 
The A type pictured shows polarized flat pins, one flat pin is larger then 
the other. The PR China flat pins are the same size. A polarized "A" plug will 
not fit into a PR China A type outlet without an adapter because of this.
Use of G is probably influenced by Hong Kong.

Colombia
A, B
120 V
60 Hz


Comoros
C, E
220 V
50 Hz


Congo-Brazzaville
C, E
230 V
50 Hz


Congo-Kinshasa
C, D
220 V
50 Hz


Cook Islands
I
240 V
50 Hz


Costa Rica
A, B
120 V
60 Hz


Côte 
d'Ivoire
C, E
230 V
50 Hz


Croatia
C, F
230 V
50 Hz


Cuba
A, B
110 V
60 Hz


Cyprus
G
240 V
50 Hz


Czech 
Republic
E
230 V
50 Hz


Denmark
C, K
230 V
50 Hz


Djibouti
C, E
220 V
50 Hz


Dominica
D, G
230 V
50 Hz


Dominican 
Republic
A, B
110 V
60 Hz


East Timor
C, E, F, I
220 V
50 Hz


Ecuador
A, B
120 V
60 Hz


Egypt
C
220 V
50 Hz


El Salvador
A, B
115 V
60 Hz


Equatorial 
Guinea
C, E
220 V
50 Hz


Eritrea
C
230 V
50 Hz


Estonia
F
230 V
50 Hz


Ethiopia
D, J, L
220 V
50 Hz


Faroe Islands
C, K
220 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
C, D, E
220 V
50 Hz


Gaza Strip
C, H, M
230 V
50 Hz
(see Israel in this list)

Gabon
C
220 V
50 Hz


Gambia
G
230 V
50 Hz


Germany
C, F
230 V
50 Hz
Type F ("Schuko", short for "Schutzkontakt") is standard. Type C Plugs 
("Euro-Stecker") are common, especially for low-power devices. Type C wall 
sockets are very uncommon, and exist only in very old installations. The Soviet 
GOST standard (similar to Schuko but with smaller pins) is sometimers seen in 
parts of Eastern Germany

Ghana
D, G
230 V
50 Hz


Gibraltar
C, G
240 V
50 Hz


Greece
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Greenland
C, K
220 V
50 Hz


Grenada
G
230 V
50 Hz


Guadeloupe
C, D, E
230 V
50 Hz


Guam
A, B
110 V
60 Hz


Guatemala
A, B
120 V
60 Hz


Guinea
C, F, K
220 V
50 Hz


Guinea-Bissau
C
220 V
50 Hz


Guyana
A, B, D, G
240 V
60 Hz


Haiti
A, B
110 V
60 Hz


Honduras
A, B
110 V
60 Hz


Hong Kong S.A.R. of China
G, while D & M are used in old installations. M is still official when 
required current rating is between 13~15A
220 V
50 Hz
Largely based on UK system. A 'shaver' socket (similar to Type C) is 
sometimes found in bathrooms that will provide low current to some other plug 
types. These almost always have a 110 V socket and a 220 V socket in the same 
unit, or a switch to select voltage, which are sometimes labelled as 110 V and 
220 V. Not so common in HK as in the UK.

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, G
127 V
and
230 V
50 Hz
type G socket/plug is less common

Iran
C
230 V
50 Hz


Iraq
C, D, G
230 V
50 Hz


Ireland
G (D and M sometimes on old installations, as in the UK; F on some very 
early installations)
230 V (formerly 220v)
50 Hz
G Sockets and plugs standard as defined by NSAI I.S. 401. 'Shaver 
socket' sometimes seen (as in the UK); Type F ("Side Earth") plugs occasionally 
seen in old houses probably because much of the early Irish electrical network 
was built with assistance from Siemens.

Isle of Man
C, G
240 V
50 Hz


Israel
C, H, M
230 V
50 Hz
Most modern sockets accept both type C and type H plugs. Type M sockets are 
used for air 
conditioners. Identical plugs and sockets also used in Israel/Palestine West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip

Italy
C, F, L
220 V
50 Hz


Jamaica
A, B
110 V
50 Hz


Japan
A, B
100 V
50 Hz
and
60 Hz
Eastern Japan 50 Hz (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohama, and Sendai); Western Japan 60 Hz (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, Hiroshima). Sockets and switches fit in 
American-sized standard boxes.

Jordan
B, C, D, F, G, J
230 V
50 Hz


Kenya
G
240 V
50 Hz


Kazakhstan
C
220 V
50 Hz


Kiribati
I
240 V
50 Hz


Korea, North
C
220 V
50 Hz


Korea, South
C, F
220 V
60 Hz
Type F likely to be found in offices and hotels. 110 V power with plugs A 
& B (under Japanese colonisation influence) was previously used but is being 
phased out. Older buildings may still have this, and some hotels offer both 110 
V and 220 V service. Switches and outlets fit American-sized boxes.

Kurdistan
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
230 v
50 Hz


Kuwait
C, G
240 V
50 Hz


Kyrgyzstan
C




Laos
A, B, C, E, F
230 V
50 Hz


Latvia
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Lebanon
A, B, C, D, G
110
and
200 V
50 Hz


Lesotho
M
220 V
50 Hz


Liberia
A, B, C, F
120 V
and
240 V
50 Hz
and
60 Hz
Previously 60 Hz, now switching to 50 Hz. Many private power plants are 
still 60 Hz. Types A & B are used for 110 V; C & F are used for 230/240 
V. It is highly recommended to verify the voltage with a tester before plugging 
appliances in, no matter the outlet! (As of early 2005 there is no centralized 
power company in Liberia. All electricity is privately generated.)

Libya
D
127 V
50 Hz
Barce, Benghazi, Derna, Sebha & Tobruk 230 V

Lithuania
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Liechtenstein
C, J
230 V
50 Hz
Swiss Norm, C only in the form CEE 7/16

Luxembourg
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Macau S.A.R. of China
D, M, G, a small number of F
220 V
50 Hz
No official standards there. However, in the Macao-HK Ferry Pier built by 
Portuguese Government before handover the standard was E & F. After handover, Macau adopted G in both 
government and private buildings.

Macedonia (FYROM)
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Madagascar
C, D, E, J, K
127 V
and
220 V
50 Hz


Madeira
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Malawi
G
230 V
50 Hz


Malaysia
G, M for heavy appliances, especially air conditioners
240 V
50 Hz
Penang 230 V. Type C plugs are very 
common with AV equipments and other low-powered equipments. Plugged using 
widely-available adapters or forced into type G sockets by pushing down the 
shutter. The latter is widely practised, although hazardous.

Maldives
A, D, G, J, K, L
230 V
50 Hz


Mali
C, E
220 V
50 Hz


Malta
G
230 V
50 Hz


Martinique
C, D, E
220 V
50 Hz


Mauritania
C
220 V
50 Hz


Mauritius
C, G
230 V
50 Hz


Mexico
A, B
120 V
60 Hz
Type B becoming more common. Voltage can vary 110 to 135 depending on local 
transformer. Split phase 
(often incorrectly termed two 
phase) is commonly available and local electricians are apt to wire both to 
a type A/B socket to give 240 V for air conditioning or washing machine/dryers: 
beware, there is never a warning!

Micronesia
A, B
120 V
60 Hz


Moldova
C




Monaco
C, D, E, F
127 V
and
220 V
50 Hz


Mongolia
C, E
230 V
50 Hz


Montserrat (Leeward 
Is.)
A, B
230 V
60 Hz


Morocco
C, E
127 V
and
220 V
50 Hz
Conversion to 220 V only underway

Mozambique
C, F, M
220 V
50 Hz
Type M found especially near the border with South Africa, including in the 
capital, Maputo.

Myanmar/Burma
C, D, F, G
230 V
50 Hz
Type G found primarily in better hotels. Also, many major hotels chains are 
said to have outlets that will take Type I plugs and perhaps other 
types.

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


Netherlands Antilles
A, B, F
127 V
and
220 V
50 Hz
St. Martin 120 V, 60 Hz; 
Saba & St. Eustatius 
110 V, 60 Hz, A, maybe B

New Caledonia
F
220 V
50 Hz


New Zealand
I
230 V
50 Hz
.

Nicaragua
A, B
120 V
60 Hz


Niger
A, B, C, D, E, F
220 V
50 Hz


Nigeria
D, G
240 V
50 Hz


Norway
C, F
230 V
50 Hz


Okinawa
A, B, I
100 V
60 Hz
Military facilities 120 V

Oman
C, G
240 V
50 Hz
Voltage variations common

Pakistan
C, D
220 V
50 Hz
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) output is 240 volts and 50 Hz. 
Voltage fluctuations and power outages are common throughout the country with 
the exception of the national capital Islamabad.

Panama
A, B
110 V
60 Hz
Panama City 120 V

Papua New 
Guinea
I
240 V
50 Hz


Paraguay
C
220 V
50 Hz


Peru
A, B, C
220 V
60 Hz
Talara 110/220 V; Arequipa 50 Hz

Philippines
A, B, C
220 V
60 Hz
In some homes type C sockets deliver 110V/60Hz. Sockets and switches fit 
standard American-sized boxes.

Poland
C, E
230 V
50 Hz


Portugal
C, F
220 V[1]
50 Hz


Puerto Rico
A, B
120 V
60 Hz


Qatar
D, G
240 V
50 Hz


Réunion
E
220 V
50 Hz


Romania
C, F
230 V
50 Hz
virtually identical to German standards

Russian 
Federation
C, F
220 V
50 Hz
The former USSR (along with much of Eastern Europe) uses type GOST sockets 
with 4.0 mm pins instead of the 4.8mm standard used by West European (Schuko) 
Plugs

Rwanda
C, J
230 V
50 Hz


St. Kitts 
and Nevis
D, G
230 V
60 Hz


St. Lucia (Winward Is.)
G
240 V
50 Hz


St. Vincent (Winward Is.)
A, C, E, G, I, K
230 V
50 Hz


Saudi Arabia
A, B, F, G
127 V
and
220 V
60 Hz


Senegal
C, D, E, K
230 V
50 Hz


Serbia 
and Montenegro
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Seychelles
G
240 V
50 Hz


Sierra Leone
D, G
230 V
50 Hz


Singapore
G, D, M
230 V
50 Hz
Type A and C adaptors are widely available from shops as an extension set of 
2 to 5 sets of sockets; most commonly used for audio and video 
equipment.

Slovakia
C, E
230 V
50 Hz


Slovenia
C, F
230 V
50 Hz
360 V used for heavy duty applications.

Somalia
C
220 V
50 Hz


South Africa
M
220 V
50 Hz
Grahamstown & Port Elizabeth 250 V; also found in King Williams 
Town

Spain
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


Sri Lanka
D, M, G
230 V
50 Hz
Increased use of type G in new houses/establishments. Mainly in Colombo and 
high end hotels.

Sudan
C, D
230 V
50 Hz


Suriname
C, F
127 V
60 Hz


Swaziland
M
230 V
50 Hz


Sweden
C, F
230 V
50 Hz


Switzerland
C, J
230 V
50 Hz
C only in the form CEE 7/16

Syria
C, E, L
220 V
50 Hz


Tahiti
A, B, E
110 V
and
220 V
60 Hz


Tajikistan
C, I
220 V
50 Hz


Republic of 
China (Taiwan Area only)
A, B
110 V
60 Hz
the system was influenced by Japanese occupation

Tanzania
D, G
230 V
50 Hz


Thailand
A, B, C
220 V
50 Hz
Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept either type 
plug. Newer outlets have a grounding hole that can also accommodate type B 
plugs. Devices are standard American form-factor, same as Japan, S. Korea and 
Phillipines.

Togo
C
220 V
50 Hz
Lome 127 V

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
B, F
220 V
50 Hz


Uganda
G
240 V
50 Hz


Ukraine
C, F
220 V
50 Hz


United 
Arab Emirates
C, D, G
220 V
50 Hz


United 
Kingdom
G (D and M seen in very old installs and specialist applications)
230 V -Formerly 240v (GB) 220v (NI)
50 Hz
A 'shaver' socket (similar to Type C) is sometimes found in bathrooms that 
will provide low current to some other plug types. These almost always have a 
110 V socket and a 230 V socket in the same unit, or a switch to select voltage, 
which are sometimes labelled as 115 V and 230 V. The G type socket often has a 
on-off switch on the socket. 110 V centre point earthed transformers are often 
used for industrial portable tools.

United States of America
A, B
120 V
60 Hz
Standardised at 120 V. In practice, voltage ranges from 105 to 130 volts 
depending on location, but these are within tolerance. 240 V/60 Hz used for 
heavy duty applications (e.g. clothes driers, electric cook-stoves and 
machinery). Many buildings wired for dual voltage but 120 V is the norm in 
single voltage installations. Older systems used DC, 25 hertz, and even 50 
hertz, but most have been replaced. Type A outlets used for retrofit only, type 
B now required by code in new construction and renovation.

Uruguay
C, F, I, L
230 V
50 Hz
Type F becoming more common as a result of computer use. Neutral and live 
wires are reversed, as in Argentina.

Uzbekistan
C, I
220 V
50 Hz


Venezuela
A, B
120 V
60 Hz


Vietnam
A, C, G
220 V
50 Hz
Type G found in newer hotels, primarily those built by Singaporean and Hong 
Kong developers.

Virgin 
Islands
A, B
110 V
60 Hz


Western Samoa
I
230 V
50 Hz


Yemen
A, D, G
230 V
50 Hz


Zambia
C, D, G
230 V
50 Hz


Zimbabwe
D, G
220 V
50 Hz



 

A (USA 2 
pin)
 

B (UL-NEMA 
5-15 USA 3 pin)
 

C (CEE 
7/16)
 

C (CEE 7/17 
Euro 2 pin)
 

D (BS546 5 A 
version of Type M )
 

E 
(French)
 

F (CEE 7/4 
"Schukostecker" or "Side Earth")
 
E+F (CEE 7/7)
 

G (BS1363 
Fused 13 A)
 

H 
(Israel)
 

I 
(Australasia)
 

J 
(Switzerland)
 

K 
(Denmark)
 

L 
(Italy)
 

M (15 A 
version of Type D BS546)
[edit]

References

^ Ministérios 
da Indústria e Energia e do Equipamento Social - Decreto Regulamentar n.º 
90/84 
[edit]

See also

Alternating 
current 
Mains power plug, AC power 
plug 
Electricity 
Electrical 
wiring 
Heavy-duty power 
plugs