Mains Electricity by Country 2024
If you travel across the world, you may not be able to plug in your devices in your new destination. Unfortunately, main electrical voltage varies from country to country. Thankfully, travelers can buy adapters that allow them to plug in, no matter where they are, but knowing what the electrical voltage is is important before taking a trip.
Several countries throughout the world use 110 volts for their electrical mains. In addition, Cuba offers both 110V and 220V currents. A 120V electrical main is the standard in the United States. Throughout much of Asia, Africa, and South America, 220V is the most common electrical main. The 230V current is the most common one used in Europe. It is also found in many African countries. If you plan to travel internationally, check the voltage of the country where you plan to visit, and bring the necessary adapters.
- Voltage in Australia and Malaysia is 230 V officially, but in practice often 240 V.
- Most sockets in Mongolia are universal sockets which accept either types A & C or types A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, and O.
- Most sockets in Somalia are universal sockets which accept types A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, O, and occasionally J, K, and L.
Country | Plug Type | Single Phase Voltage (volts) | Frequency (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| Albania | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Algeria | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| American Samoa | A / B / F / I | 120 | 60 |
| Andorra | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Angola | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | A / B | 230 | 60 |
| Argentina | C / I | 220 | 50 |
| Armenia | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Aruba | A / B / F | 120 | 60 |
| Australia | I | 230 | 50 |
| Austria | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Azerbaijan | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| Bahamas | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Bahrain | G | 230 | 50 |
| Bangladesh | A / C / D / G | 220 | 50 |
| Barbados | A / B | 115 | 50 |
| Belarus | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| Belgium | C / E | 230 | 50 |
| Belize | A / B | 110 | 60 |
| Benin | A / B / G | 220 | 50 |
| Bermuda | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Bhutan | C / D / G | 230 | 50 |
| Bolivia | A / C | 230 | 50 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Botswana | D / G | 230 | 50 |
| Brazil | C / N | 127/220 | 60 |
| Brunei | G | 240 | 50 |
| Bulgaria | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Burkina Faso | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| Burundi | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| Cambodia | A / C / G | 230 | 50 |
| Cameroon | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| Canada | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Cape Verde | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Central African Republic | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| Chad | C / E / F | 220 | 50 |
| Chile | C / L | 220 | 50 |
| China | A / C / I | 220 | 50 |
| Colombia | A / B | 110 | 60 |
| Comoros | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| Cook Islands | I | 240 | 50 |
| Costa Rica | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Croatia | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Cuba | A / B / C / L | 110/220 | 60 |
| Cyprus | G | 230 | 60 |
| Czech Republic | C / E | 230 | 50 |
| Denmark | C / E / F / K | 230 | 50 |
| Djibouti | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| Dominica | D / G | 230 | 50 |
| Dominican Republic | A / B / C | 120 | 60 |
| DR Congo | C / E | 230 | 50 |
| Ecuador | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Egypt | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| El Salvador | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Equatorial Guinea | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| Eritrea | C / L | 230 | 50 |
| Estonia | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Eswatini | M | 230 | 50 |
| Ethiopia | C / F / G | 220 | 50 |
| Falkland Islands | G | 230 | 50 |
| Fiji | I | 240 | 50 |
| Finland | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| France | C / E | 230 | 50 |
| French Guiana | C / E | 230 | 50 |
| French Polynesia | C / E | 220 | 60 |
| Gabon | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| Gambia | G | 230 | 50 |
| Georgia | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| Germany | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Ghana | D / G | 230 | 50 |
| Gibraltar | G | 230 | 50 |
| Greece | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Greenland | C / E / F / K | 230 | 50 |
| Guam | A / B | 110 | 60 |
| Guatemala | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Guinea | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| Guinea Bissau | C / E / F | 220 | 50 |
| Guyana | A / B / D / G | 120/240 | 60 |
| Haiti | A / B | 110 | 60 |
| Honduras | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Hong Kong | G | 120 | 60 |
| Hungary | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Iceland | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| India | C / D / M | 230 | 50 |
| Indonesia | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Iran | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Iraq | C / D / G | 230 | 50 |
| Ireland | G | 230 | 50 |
| Israel | C / H | 230 | 50 |
| Italy | C / F / L | 230 | 50 |
| Jamaica | A / B | 110 | 50 |
| Japan | A / B | 100 | 50/60 |
| Jordan | C / D / F / G / J | 230 | 50 |
| Kazakhstan | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| Kenya | G | 240 | 50 |
| Kiribati | I | 240 | 50 |
| Kuwait | G | 240 | 50 |
| Kyrgyzstan | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| Laos | A / B / C / E / F | 230 | 50 |
| Latvia | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Lebanon | C / D / G | 230 | 50 |
| Lesotho | M | 220 | 50 |
| Liberia | A / B / C / F | 120/220 | 60 |
| Libya | C / L | 230 | 50 |
| Lithuania | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Luxembourg | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Macau | G | 220 | 50 |
| Madagascar | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| Malawi | G | 230 | 50 |
| Malaysia | G | 230 | 50 |
| Maldives | C / D / G / L | 230 | 50 |
| Mali | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| Malta | G | 230 | 50 |
| Marshall Islands | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Mauritania | C / E / F | 220 | 50 |
| Mauritius | C / G | 230 | 50 |
| Mexico | A / B | 127 | 60 |
| Micronesia | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Moldova | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Mongolia | C / F / Universal | 230 | 50 |
| Montenegro | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Morocco | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| Mozambique | C / F / M | 220 | 50 |
| Myanmar | A / C / D / G / I | 230 | 50 |
| Namibia | D / M | 220 | 50 |
| Nauru | I | 240 | 50 |
| Nepal | C / D / M | 230 | 50 |
| Netherlands | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| New Caledonia | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| New Zealand | I | 230 | 50 |
| Nicaragua | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Niger | C / D / E | 220 | 50 |
| Nigeria | D / G | 230 | 50 |
| North Korea | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| North Macedonia | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Norway | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Oman | G | 240 | 50 |
| Pakistan | C / D | 230 | 50 |
| Palau | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Palestine | C / H | 230 | 50 |
| Panama | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Papua New Guinea | I | 240 | 60 |
| Paraguay | A / C | 220 | 50 |
| Peru | A / B / C | 220 | 60 |
| Philippines | A / B / C | 220 | 60 |
| Poland | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Portugal | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Puerto Rico | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Qatar | G | 240 | 50 |
| Republic of the Congo | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| Romania | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Russia | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| Rwanda | C / E / F / G | 230 | 50 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | D / G | 230 | 60 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | A / B / G | 110/230 | 50 |
| Samoa | I | 230 | 50 |
| San Marino | C / F / L | 230 | 50 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Saudi Arabia | G | 220 | 60 |
| Senegal | C / D / E | 230 | 50 |
| Serbia | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Seychelles | G | 240 | 50 |
| Sierra Leone | D / G | 230 | 50 |
| Singapore | G | 230 | 50 |
| Sint Maarten | A / B | 110 | 60 |
| Slovakia | C / E | 230 | 50 |
| Slovenia | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Solomon Islands | G / I | 230 | 50 |
| Somalia | C / G / Universal | 220 | 50 |
| South Africa | C / M / N | 230 | 50 |
| South Korea | C / F | 220 | 60 |
| South Sudan | C / D | 230 | 50 |
| Spain | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Sri Lanka | D / G | 230 | 50 |
| Sudan | C / D | 230 | 50 |
| Suriname | A / B / C / F | 127/220 | 60 |
| Sweden | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Switzerland | C / J | 230 | 50 |
| Syria | C / E / L | 220 | 50 |
| Taiwan | A / B | 110 | 60 |
| Tajikistan | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| Tanzania | D / G | 230 | 50 |
| Thailand | A / B / C / O | 230 | 50 |
| Timor Leste | A / B / C | 220 | 50 |
| Togo | C / E | 220 | 50 |
| Tonga | I | 240 | 50 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | A / B | 115 | 60 |
| Tunisia | C / E | 230 | 50 |
| Turkey | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| Turkmenistan | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| Uganda | G | 240 | 50 |
| Ukraine | C / F | 230 | 50 |
| United Arab Emirates | G | 230 | 50 |
| United Kingdom | G | 230 | 50 |
| United States | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Uruguay | C / F / L | 230 | 50 |
| Uzbekistan | C / F | 220 | 50 |
| Vanuatu | I | 230 | 50 |
| Vatican City | C / F / L | 230 | 50 |
| Venezuela | A / B | 120 | 60 |
| Vietnam | A / B / C | 220 | 50 |
| Yemen | A / D / G | 230 | 50 |
| Zambia | C / D / G | 230 | 50 |
| Zimbabwe | D / G | 230 | 50 |