World Power Plug Guide
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💡 Real Traveler Tips: Don't Let a Plug Ruin Your Trip
The most critical thing you need abroad is keeping your phone charged. Maps, translation, ride-hailing, hotel confirmations — everything depends on your phone. A dead battery in a foreign country is a real problem.
Forgot your adapter?
You can buy one at the airport, but don't go for the cheapest option. Poorly made adapters can cause loose connections or even short circuits. Airport electronics shops are slightly overpriced, but stick with trusted brands (Anker, Baseus, etc.). In some countries, they're actually cheaper than at home.
Buy once, use forever
Adapters are durable — buy one and it'll last for years. You can lend it to friends, keep it in your travel bag permanently. A universal all-in-one adapter covers every country so you never have to think about it again.
Pre-trip checklist
- ✅ Check your destination's plug type in the table below
- ✅ Look at your charger label — if it says "100-240V", no voltage converter needed
- ✅ USB-C chargers work globally — just bring an adapter
- ✅ Hair dryers and curling irons are NOT universal — check before packing
- ⚠️ Power banks must go in carry-on luggage (not checked bags)
Tip: Many hotels lend adapters at the front desk for free. Just ask at check-in!
Your Destination
US
United States
Plug Type: A, B
— 120V / 60Hz
Compatible! Same plug type as your country.
Recommended Adapters
Universal All-in-One Adapter
Covers A/B/C/E/F/G/I types. One adapter for most countries. Best choice for first-time travelers.
A
B
C
E
F
G
I
BF Type Adapter (Type G)
For UK, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong. The 3-pin rectangular plug used across the former British Empire.
G
SE Type Adapter (Schuko / Type C/E/F)
For Germany, France, and most of Europe. Fits the round 2-pin sockets used across the continent.
C
E
F
O Type Adapter (Type I)
For Australia, China, New Zealand. The angled flat pin "V-shape" socket.
I
Voltage & Transformer Guide
Step 1: Check Your Device
Look at the label on your charger or device. It will say something like "Input: 100-240V 50/60Hz". If it covers the voltage range of your destination, you only need a plug adapter — no transformer needed.
Most modern electronics are fine (100-240V)
Smartphone chargers, laptop chargers, camera chargers, and most USB devices are designed for 100-240V worldwide. You only need a plug shape adapter. No transformer required.
Devices that may need a transformer
Hair dryers, curling irons, electric shavers, and some older electronics may only support a single voltage (e.g., "100V" or "120V" only). Using these on 220V without a transformer will burn them out or cause a fire. Check the label carefully!
Recommended Transformers
- 1. Low-wattage (50-100W): For electric shavers, small fans. Compact and light. ~$15-25.
- 2. Medium-wattage (500-1000W): For hair dryers, curling irons. Heavier but necessary. ~$30-50.
- 3. Travel hair dryer with dual voltage (100-240V): The best solution — buy a travel-ready hair dryer and skip the transformer entirely.
Plug Type Reference
Type A
2 flat parallel pins
Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America
Type B
2 flat pins + round grounding pin
USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America
Type C (Europlug)
2 round pins (4mm)
Europe, South America, Asia (most common worldwide)
Type D
3 large round pins (triangle)
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Type E
2 round pins + grounding hole in socket
France, Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic
Type F (Schuko)
2 round pins + grounding clips on side
Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Spain, most of Europe
Type G (BF)
3 rectangular pins (large, with fuse)
UK, Ireland, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong
Type H
3 round pins in V-shape (Israel only)
Israel, Palestine
Type I (O型)
2 slanted flat pins + grounding
Australia, New Zealand, China, Argentina
Type J
3 round pins (offset grounding)
Switzerland, Liechtenstein
Type K
3 round pins (grounding at bottom)
Denmark, Greenland
Type L
3 round pins in a line
Italy, Chile
Type M
3 large round pins (15A, big)
South Africa, Swaziland
Type N
3 round pins (Brazilian standard)
Brazil
Type O
3 round pins (Thai standard)
Thailand
Search by Country
| Country | Plug Type | Voltage | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | C F | 220V | 50Hz |
| Albania | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Algeria | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Andorra | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Angola | C | 220V | 50Hz |
| Antigua and Barbuda | A B | 230V | 60Hz |
| Argentina | C I | 220V | 50Hz |
| Armenia | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Australia | I | 230V | 50Hz |
| Austria | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Azerbaijan | C F | 220V | 50Hz |
| Bahamas | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Bahrain | G | 230V | 50Hz |
| Bangladesh |
C
D
G
K
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Barbados | A B | 115V | 50Hz |
| Belarus | C F | 220V | 50Hz |
| Belgium | C E | 230V | 50Hz |
| Belize |
A
B
G
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
110V | 60Hz |
| Benin | C E | 220V | 50Hz |
| Bhutan |
C
D
F
G
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Bolivia | A C | 230V | 50Hz |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Botswana |
D
G
M
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Brazil | C N | 127V | 60Hz |
| Brunei | G | 240V | 50Hz |
| Bulgaria | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Burkina Faso | C E | 220V | 50Hz |
| Burundi | C E | 220V | 50Hz |
| Cabo Verde | C F | 220V | 50Hz |
| Cambodia |
A
C
G
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Cameroon | C E | 220V | 50Hz |
| Canada | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Central African Republic | C E | 220V | 50Hz |
| Chad |
C
D
E
F
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Chile | C L | 220V | 50Hz |
| China |
A
C
I
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Colombia | A B | 110V | 60Hz |
| Comoros | C E | 220V | 50Hz |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | C E | 230V | 50Hz |
| Congo (Kinshasa, DRC) |
C
D
E
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Costa Rica | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Croatia | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Cuba |
A
B
C
L
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
110V | 60Hz |
| Cyprus | G | 240V | 50Hz |
| Czech Republic | C E | 230V | 50Hz |
| Côte d'Ivoire | C E | 220V | 50Hz |
| Denmark |
C
E
F
K
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Djibouti | C E | 220V | 50Hz |
| Dominica | D G | 230V | 50Hz |
| Dominican Republic | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Ecuador | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Egypt | C F | 220V | 50Hz |
| El Salvador | A B | 115V | 60Hz |
| Equatorial Guinea | C E | 220V | 50Hz |
| Eritrea | C L | 230V | 50Hz |
| Estonia | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Eswatini | M | 230V | 50Hz |
| Ethiopia |
C
E
F
L
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Fiji | I | 240V | 50Hz |
| Finland | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| France | C E | 230V | 50Hz |
| Gabon | C | 220V | 50Hz |
| Gambia | G | 230V | 50Hz |
| Georgia | C F | 220V | 50Hz |
| Germany | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Ghana | D G | 230V | 50Hz |
| Greece | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Grenada | G | 230V | 50Hz |
| Guatemala | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Guinea |
C
F
K
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Guinea-Bissau | C | 220V | 50Hz |
| Guyana |
A
B
D
G
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
240V | 60Hz |
| Haiti | A B | 110V | 60Hz |
| Honduras | A B | 110V | 60Hz |
| Hungary | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Iceland | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| India |
C
D
M
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Indonesia | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Iran | C F | 220V | 50Hz |
| Iraq |
C
D
G
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Ireland | G | 230V | 50Hz |
| Israel | C H | 230V | 50Hz |
| Italy |
C
F
L
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Jamaica | A B | 110V | 50Hz |
| Japan | A B | 100V | 50Hz |
| Jordan |
B
C
D
F
G
J
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Kazakhstan | C F | 220V | 50Hz |
| Kenya | G | 240V | 50Hz |
| Kiribati | I | 240V | 50Hz |
| Kuwait | C G | 240V | 50Hz |
| Kyrgyzstan | C F | 220V | 50Hz |
| Laos |
A
B
C
E
F
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Latvia | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Lebanon |
A
B
C
D
G
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Lesotho | M | 220V | 50Hz |
| Liberia | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Libya |
C
D
F
L
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
127V | 50Hz |
| Liechtenstein | C J | 230V | 50Hz |
| Lithuania | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Luxembourg | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Madagascar |
C
D
E
J
K
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Malawi | G | 230V | 50Hz |
| Malaysia | G | 240V | 50Hz |
| Maldives |
A
D
G
J
K
L
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Mali | C E | 220V | 50Hz |
| Malta | G | 230V | 50Hz |
| Marshall Islands | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Mauritania | C | 220V | 50Hz |
| Mauritius | C G | 230V | 50Hz |
| Mexico | A B | 127V | 60Hz |
| Micronesia | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Moldova | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Monaco |
C
D
E
F
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Mongolia | C E | 230V | 50Hz |
| Montenegro | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Morocco | C E | 220V | 50Hz |
| Mozambique |
C
F
M
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Myanmar |
C
D
F
G
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Namibia | D M | 220V | 50Hz |
| Nauru | I | 240V | 50Hz |
| Nepal |
C
D
M
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Netherlands | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| New Zealand | I | 230V | 50Hz |
| Nicaragua | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Niger |
A
B
C
D
E
F
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Nigeria | D G | 240V | 50Hz |
| North Korea |
A
C
F
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| North Macedonia | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Norway | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Oman | C G | 240V | 50Hz |
| Pakistan | C D | 230V | 50Hz |
| Palau | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Palestine | C H | 230V | 50Hz |
| Panama | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Papua New Guinea | I | 240V | 50Hz |
| Paraguay | C | 220V | 50Hz |
| Peru |
A
B
C
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 60Hz |
| Philippines |
A
B
C
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 60Hz |
| Poland | C E | 230V | 50Hz |
| Portugal | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Qatar | D G | 240V | 50Hz |
| Romania | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Russia | C F | 220V | 50Hz |
| Rwanda | C J | 230V | 50Hz |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
A
B
D
G
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 60Hz |
| Saint Lucia | G | 240V | 50Hz |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
A
C
E
G
I
K
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Samoa | I | 230V | 50Hz |
| San Marino |
C
F
L
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Saudi Arabia |
A
B
G
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 60Hz |
| Senegal |
C
D
E
K
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Serbia | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Seychelles | G | 240V | 50Hz |
| Sierra Leone | D G | 230V | 50Hz |
| Singapore | G | 230V | 50Hz |
| Slovakia | C E | 230V | 50Hz |
| Slovenia | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Solomon Islands | G I | 220V | 50Hz |
| Somalia | C | 220V | 50Hz |
| South Africa |
C
D
M
N
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| South Korea | C F | 220V | 60Hz |
| South Sudan | C D | 230V | 50Hz |
| Spain | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Sri Lanka |
D
G
M
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Sudan | C D | 230V | 50Hz |
| Suriname | C F | 127V | 60Hz |
| Sweden | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Switzerland | C J | 230V | 50Hz |
| Syria |
C
E
L
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | C F | 220V | 50Hz |
| Taiwan | A B | 110V | 60Hz |
| Tajikistan | C F | 220V | 50Hz |
| Tanzania | D G | 230V | 50Hz |
| Thailand |
A
B
C
F
O
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Timor-Leste |
C
E
F
I
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Togo | C | 220V | 50Hz |
| Tonga | I | 240V | 50Hz |
| Trinidad and Tobago | A B | 115V | 60Hz |
| Tunisia | C E | 230V | 50Hz |
| Turkey | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| Turkmenistan | B F | 220V | 50Hz |
| Tuvalu | I | 220V | 50Hz |
| Uganda | G | 240V | 50Hz |
| Ukraine | C F | 230V | 50Hz |
| United Arab Emirates |
C
D
G
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| United Kingdom | G | 230V | 50Hz |
| United States | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Uruguay |
C
F
I
L
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Uzbekistan | C F | 220V | 50Hz |
| Vanuatu |
C
G
I
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Vatican City |
C
F
L
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Venezuela | A B | 120V | 60Hz |
| Vietnam |
A
C
F
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
220V | 50Hz |
| Yemen |
A
D
G
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Zambia |
C
D
G
Multiple plug types in use — varies by region/building
|
230V | 50Hz |
| Zimbabwe | D G | 220V | 50Hz |