Plug types & voltage

Every plug
on Earth, drawn.

Fifteen plug types, two voltages, one hundred ninety-five countries — so you know exactly what comes out of the wall before you land.

15
Plug types worldwide
2
Voltage standards
195
Countries mapped

Two currents split the world: 110–127 V across the Americas & Japan, 220–240 V almost everywhere else.

The fifteen plug types

Types A – O
A

Type A

Two flat blades · ungrounded
110–127 V

USA · Canada · Japan · Mexico

B

Type B

Flat blades + round ground
110–127 V

USA · Canada · Mexico

C

Type C

Two round pins · “Europlug”
220–240 V

Europe (most) · S. America

D

Type D

Three round pins · triangle
230 V

India · Nepal · Sri Lanka

E

Type E

Round pins + earth hole
230 V

France · Belgium · Poland

F

Type F

Schuko · side earth clips
230 V

Germany · Spain · Russia

G

Type G

Three rectangular pins · fused
230 V

UK · Ireland · Singapore · UAE

H

Type H

Angled round pins · V-shape
230 V

Israel · Palestine

I

Type I

Angled flat blades + earth
230 V

Australia · New Zealand · China

J

Type J

Round pins · offset ground
230 V

Switzerland · Liechtenstein

K

Type K

Round pins + smiling earth
230 V

Denmark · Greenland

L

Type L

Three round pins in a row
230 V

Italy · Chile · Uruguay

M

Type M

Three large round pins
230 V

South Africa · India (large)

N

Type N

Round pins · Brazilian standard
220 V

Brazil · South Africa (new)

O

Type O

Round pins · Thai standard
230 V

Thailand

Plug & voltage by country

48 of 195 — full list & map coming
CountryPlug type(s)VoltageFreq.
United StatesAB120 V60 Hz
CanadaAB120 V60 Hz
MexicoAB127 V60 Hz
ColombiaAB110 V60 Hz
BrazilCN127 / 220 V60 Hz
ArgentinaCI220 V50 Hz
ChileCL220 V50 Hz
United KingdomG230 V50 Hz
IrelandG230 V50 Hz
FranceE230 V50 Hz
GermanyCF230 V50 Hz
SpainCF230 V50 Hz
ItalyCFL230 V50 Hz
NetherlandsCF230 V50 Hz
SwitzerlandCJ230 V50 Hz
SwedenCF230 V50 Hz
DenmarkCFK230 V50 Hz
PolandCE230 V50 Hz
RussiaCF220 V50 Hz
TurkeyCF230 V50 Hz
JapanAB100 V50 / 60 Hz
ChinaACI220 V50 Hz
South KoreaCF220 V60 Hz
SingaporeG230 V50 Hz
ThailandABCO230 V50 Hz
VietnamACF220 V50 Hz
PhilippinesABC220 V60 Hz
IndonesiaCF230 V50 Hz
IndiaCDM230 V50 Hz
United Arab EmiratesCDG230 V50 Hz
IsraelCH230 V50 Hz
South AfricaCMN230 V50 Hz
EgyptCF220 V50 Hz
AustraliaI230 V50 Hz
New ZealandI230 V50 Hz
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