Mains electricity by country
Appearance
This is a list of countries and territories, with the plugs, voltages and frequencies they use.
It is designed to complement Mains power plug. See that article for definition of terms, etc.
Place | Plug or Plugs | 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 | 127V | 60 Hz | Lago Colony 115 V |
Australia | I | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Austria | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Azerbaijan | C | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Azores | B / C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz | Ponta Delgada 110V; to be converted to 220V |
Bahamas | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz | |
Bahrain | G | 230 V | 50 Hz | Awali 110V, 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 | E | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Belize | B / G | 110/220 V | 60 Hz | |
Benin | E | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Bermuda | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz | |
Bhutan | D / F / G / M | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Bolivia | A / C | 220/230 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 | 110–220 V | 60 Hz | |
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 | |
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 | 50 Hz | |
China (PRC) | A / I / G | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Colombia | A / B | 110 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 | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Croatia | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Cuba | A / B / C / L | 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 | 110 V | 60 Hz | |
East Timor | C / E / F / I | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Ecuador | A / B | 120–127 V | 60 Hz | |
Egypt | C | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
El Salvador | A–G / I / J / L | 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 | |
Faeroe 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 | E | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
French Guyana | C / D / E | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Gaza | H | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Gabon | C | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Gambia | G | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Germany | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Ghana | D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Gibraltar | C / G | 240 V | 50 Hz | |
Greece | C / D / E / 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 / G / I | 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 | D / G | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Hungary | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Iceland | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
India | C / D / M | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Indonesia | C / F / G | 127/230 V | 50 Hz | |
Iran | C | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Iraq | C / D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Ireland | G | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Isle of Man | C / G | 240 V | 50 Hz | |
Israel | H / C | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Italy | F / L | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Jamaica | A / B | 110 V | 50 Hz | |
Japan | A / B | 100 V | 50/60 Hz | Eastern Japan 50 Hz (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohoma, and Sendai); Western Japan 60 Hz (Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima) |
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, South | C / F | 220 V | 60 Hz | Type F likely to be found in offices and hotels. 110 V power with plugs A & B 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. |
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 | 110/200 V | 50 Hz | |
Lesotho | M | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Liberia | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz | |
Libya | D | 127 V | 50 Hz | Barce, Benghazi, Derna, Sebha & Tobruk 230 V |
Lithuania | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Liechtenstein | J | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Luxembourg | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Macau | D / G | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Macedonia | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Madagascar | C / D / E / J / K | 127/220 V | 50 Hz | |
Madeira | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Malawi | G | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Malaysia | G | 240 V | 50 Hz | Penang 230 V |
Maldives | A / D / G / J / K / L | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Mali | C / E | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Malta | G | 240 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 | 127 V | 60 Hz | |
Micronesia | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz | |
Moldova | C | |||
Monaco | C / D / E / F | 127/220 V | 50 Hz | |
Mongolia | C / E | 230 V | 0 Hz | |
Montserrat (Leeward Is.) | A / B | 230 V | 60 Hz | |
Morocco | C / E | 127/220 V | 50 Hz | Conversion to 220V only underway |
Mozambique | C / F / M | 220 V | 50 Hz | Type M found especially near the border with South Africa, including the capital, Maputo. |
Myanmar | C / D / F / G | 230 V | 50 Hz | Type G found primarily in better hotels. Also, many major hotels chains are said to have multipurpose outlets, which will take Australian 3-pin 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 | 127/220 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 | 120 V | 60 Hz | |
Niger | A / B / C / D / E / F | 220 V | 0 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 | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Palmyra Atoll | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz | |
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 | |
Poland | C / E | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Portugal | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Puerto Rico | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz | |
Qatar | D / G | 240 V | 50 Hz | |
Réunion Island | E | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Romania | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Russian Federation | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
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 | 127/220 V | 60 Hz | |
Senegal | C / D / E / K | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Serbia & Montenegro | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Seychelles | G | 240 V | 50 Hz | |
Sierra Leone | D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Singapore | G | 230 V | 50 Hz | Type A 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 | E | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Slovenia | C / F | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Somalia | C | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
South Africa | M | 220/230 V | 50 Hz | Grahamstad & Port Elizabeth 250V; also found in King Williams |
Spain | C / F | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Sri Lanka | D / M | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
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 | |
Syria | C / E / L | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Tahiti | A / B / E | 110/220 V | 60 Hz | |
Tajikistan | C / I | 220 V | 50 Hz | |
Taiwan | A / B | 110 V | 60 Hz | |
Tanzania | D / G | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
Thailand | A / C | 220 V | 50 Hz | Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug. |
Togo | C | 220 V | 50 Hz | Lome 127V |
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 | 230 V | 50 Hz | |
United States of America | A / B | 120 V | 60 Hz | |
Uruguay | C / F / I / L | 220 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 | 127/220 V | 50 Hz | To be standardised at 220V. 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 |