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The variations around the world in the standards for electricity voltage and frequency find their origins in the days of
Tesla and Edison in the late 1800s. With that kind of history behind it, it shouldn’t be surprising that these differences are
by now ingrained and not likely to go away anytime soon. And that could be a problem if you ever find yourself abroad in
need of a power charge.

Below you’ll find listings for the standards of dozens of countries around the world as it concerns:

• single-phase voltage (e.g. in homes and hotels)

• three-phase voltage (heavy-duty/industrial settings)
• frequency (in Hertz)
• the number of wires for each given voltage (not including ground)*
• plug type (aka the type of converter needed to use an outlet in a given country)*

For example, the U.S. and Canada standards are 60Hz and 120 / 240V single-phase in homes and 277 / 480V
three-phase in commercial or industrial buildings with large loads. However, most countries use 50Hz, such as
Australia, China, and Germany.

*Note that the number of wires and plugs shown in the chart are only a general reference, as these may change over
time from country to country.

Single-Phase Three-Phase Frequency Number of Wires

Country Plug Type
Voltage (Volts) Voltage (Volts) (Hertz) (not including ground wire)

Abu Dhabi 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 G

Afghanistan 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Albania 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Algeria 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

American Samoa 120 V 208 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B/F/I

Andorra 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Angola 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Anguilla 110 V 120/208 V / 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

127/220 V /

240/415 V

Antigua and Barbuda 230 V 400 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Argentina 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/I

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Single-Phase Three-Phase Frequency Number of Wires

Country Plug Type
Voltage (Volts) Voltage (Volts) (Hertz) (not including ground wire)

Armenia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Aruba 120 V 220 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B/F/I

Australia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 I

Austria 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Azerbaijan 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Azores 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 B/C/F

Bahamas 120 V 208 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Bahrain 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 G

Balearic Islands 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Bangladesh 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 A/C/D/G/K

Barbados 115 V 200 V 50 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Belarus 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Belgium 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/E

Belize 110 V / 220 V 190 V / 380 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B/G

Benin 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

Bermuda 120 V 208 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Bhutan 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/D/G

Bolivia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 A/C

Bonaire 127 V 220 V 50 Hz 3, 4 A/C

Bosnia & Herzegovina 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Botswana 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 D/G

Brazil 127 V / 220 V 220 V / 380 V 60 Hz 3, 4 C/N

British Virgin Islands 110 V 190 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Brunei 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Bulgaria 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Burkina Faso 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

Burma 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 A/C/D/G/I

(officially Myanmar)

Burundi 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

Cambodia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 A/C/G

Cameroon 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

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Single-Phase Three-Phase Frequency Number of Wires

Country Plug Type
Voltage (Volts) Voltage (Volts) (Hertz) (not including ground wire)

Canada 120 V 120/208 V / 240 V / 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

480 V / 347/600 V

Canary Islands 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/E/F

Cape Verde 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Cayman Islands 120 V 240 V 60 Hz 3 A/B

Central African Republic 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

Chad 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/D/E/F

Channel Islands 230 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 C/G

(Guernsey & Jersey)

Chile 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/L

China 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 A/C/I

Colombia 110 V 220 V / 440 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Comoros 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

Congo, Democratic 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/D/E

Republic of

Congo, People’s 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/E

Republic of

Cook Islands 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 3, 4 I

Costa Rica 120 V 240 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Croatia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

Cuba 110 V / 220 V 190 V 60 Hz 3 A/B/C/L

Curaçao 127 V 220 V / 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Cyprus 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 G

Czech Republic 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/E

Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/E

Denmark 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/E/F/K

Djibouti 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

Dominica 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 D/G

Dominican Republic 120 V 120/208 V/277/480 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Dubai 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 G

East Timor (Timor-Leste) 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/E/F/I

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Single-Phase Three-Phase Frequency Number of Wires

Country Plug Type
Voltage (Volts) Voltage (Volts) (Hertz) (not including ground wire)

Ecuador 120 V 208 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Egypt 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

El Salvador 120 V 200 V 60 Hz 3 A/B

England 230 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Equatorial Guinea 220 V [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] C/E

Eritrea 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/L

Estonia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Ethiopia 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Faeroe Islands 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/E/F/K

Falkland Islands 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Fiji 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 3, 4 I

Finland 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

France 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

French Guiana 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/D/E

Gabon 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C

(Gabonese Republic)

Gambia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 G

Gaza 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/H

Georgia 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Germany 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Ghana 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 D/G

Gibraltar 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 G

Great Britain (GB) 230 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Greece 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Greenland 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/E/F/K

Grenada 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 G

Guadeloupe 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/E

Guam 110 V 190 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Guatemala 120 V 208 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Guinea 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F/K

Guinea-Bissau 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C

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Single-Phase Three-Phase Frequency Number of Wires

Country Plug Type
Voltage (Volts) Voltage (Volts) (Hertz) (not including ground wire)

Guyana 120 V / 240 V 190 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B/D/G

Haiti 110 V 190 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Holland (officially the 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Netherlands)

Honduras 120 V 208 V / 230 V / 240 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

V / 460 V / 480 V

Hong Kong 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 G

Hungary 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Iceland 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

India 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/D/M

Indonesia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Iran 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Iraq 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/D/G

Ireland (Eire) 230 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Ireland, Northern 230 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Isle of Man 230 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 C/G

Israel 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/H

Italy 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F/L

Jamaica 110 V 190 V 50 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Japan 100 V 200 V 50 / 60 Hz 3 A/B

Jordan 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/D/F/G/J

Kazakhstan 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Kenya 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Kiribati 240 V [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] I

Korea, North 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C

Korea, South 220 V 380 V 60 Hz 4 C/F

Kosovo 230 V 230 V / 400 V 50 Hz 3 C/F

Kuwait 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Kyrgyzstan 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Laos 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 A/B/C/E/F

Latvia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

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Single-Phase Three-Phase Frequency Number of Wires

Country Plug Type
Voltage (Volts) Voltage (Volts) (Hertz) (not including ground wire)

Lebanon 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/D/G

Lesotho 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 M

Liberia 120 V 208 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Libya 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/L

Liechtenstein 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/J

Lithuania 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Luxembourg 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Macau 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3 G

Macedonia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Madagascar 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/E

Madeira 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Malawi 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 G

Malaysia 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Maldives 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/D/G/J/K/L

Mali 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/E

Malta 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 G

Marshall Islands 120 V [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] A/B

Martinique 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/D/E

Mauritania 220 V 220 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C

Mauritius 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/G

Mayotte 230 V [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] C/E

Mexico 127 V 220 V / 480 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Micronesia, Federated 120 V [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] A/B

States of

Moldova 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Monaco 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/E/F

Mongolia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

Montenegro 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Montserrat 230 V 400 V 60 Hz 4 A/B

Morocco 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

Mozambique 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/F/M

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Single-Phase Three-Phase Frequency Number of Wires

Country Plug Type
Voltage (Volts) Voltage (Volts) (Hertz) (not including ground wire)

Myanmar 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 A/C/D/G/I

(formerly Burma)

Namibia 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 D/M

Nauru 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 I

Nepal 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/D/M

Netherlands 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

New Caledonia 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

New Zealand 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 I

Nicaragua 120 V 208 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Niger 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/D/E/F

Nigeria 230 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 D/G

North Korea 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C

Northern Ireland 230 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Norway 230 V 230 V / 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Oman 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Pakistan 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3 C/D

Palau 120 V 208 V 60 Hz 3 A/B

Panama 120 V 240 V 60 Hz 3 A/B

Papua New Guinea 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 I

Paraguay 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C

Peru 220 V 220 V 60 Hz 3 A/C

Philippines 220 V 380 V 60 Hz 3 A/B/C

Pitcairn Islands 230 V [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] I

Poland 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

Portugal 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Puerto Rico 120 V 480 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Qatar 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 3, 4 G

Romania 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Russia (officially the 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Russian Federation)

Rwanda 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/J

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Single-Phase Three-Phase Frequency Number of Wires

Country Plug Type
Voltage (Volts) Voltage (Volts) (Hertz) (not including ground wire)

Réunion 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

Saba 110 V [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] A/B

Saint Barthélemy 230 V [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] C/E

(informally also referred to as
Saint Barth’s or Saint Barts)

Saint Helena 230 V [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] G

Saint Kitts and Nevis 230 V 400 V 60 Hz 4 D/G

(officially the Federation of
Saint Christopher and Nevis)

Saint Lucia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 G

Saint Martin 220 V [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] C/E

Saint Vincent and 110 V / 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 A/B/G

the Grenadines

Samoa 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 I

San Marino 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F/L

Saudi Arabia 230 V 400 V 60 Hz 4 G

Scotland 230 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Senegal 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/D/E/K

Serbia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Seychelles 240 V 240 V 50 Hz 3 G

Sierra Leone 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 D/G

Singapore 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 G

Sint Eustatius 110 V / 220 V 220 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B/C/F

Sint Maarten 110 V 220 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Slovakia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

Slovenia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Solomon Islands 230 V [unavailable] [unavailable] [unavailable] G/I

Somalia 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C

Somaliland 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C

South Africa 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/D/M/N

South Korea 220 V 380 V 60 Hz 4 C/F

South Sudan 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/D

Spain 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

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Single-Phase Three-Phase Frequency Number of Wires

Country Plug Type
Voltage (Volts) Voltage (Volts) (Hertz) (not including ground wire)

Sri Lanka 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 D/G

Sudan 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/D

Suriname 127 V / 230 V 220 V / 400 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B/C/F

Swaziland 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 M

Sweden 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Switzerland 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/J

Syria 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3 C/E/L

São Tomé and Príncipe 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Tahiti 220 V 380 V 50 / 60 Hz 3, 4 C/E

Taiwan 110 V 220 V 60 Hz 4 A/B

Tajikistan 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3 C/F

Tanzania 230 V 415 V 50 Hz 3, 4 D/G

Thailand 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 A/B/C/O

Togo 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C

Tonga 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 3, 4 I

Trinidad & Tobago 115 V 115/230 V / 60 Hz 4 A/B

230/400 V

Tunisia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/E

Turkey 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 C/F

Turkmenistan 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3 C/F

Turks and Caicos Islands 120 V 240 V 60 Hz 4 A/B

Uganda 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Ukraine 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

United Arab Emirates 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 G

(UAE)

United Kingdom (UK) 230 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

United States of America 120 V 120/208 V /277/480 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

(USA) / 120/240 V / 240 V /

480 V

United States Virgin 110 V 190 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Islands

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Single-Phase Three-Phase Frequency Number of Wires

Country Plug Type
Voltage (Volts) Voltage (Volts) (Hertz) (not including ground wire)

Uruguay 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 3 C/F/L

Uzbekistan 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 C/F

Vanuatu 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 3, 4 I

Venezuela 120 V 120 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Vietnam 220 V 380 V 50 Hz 4 A/C/D

Virgin Islands (British) 110 V 190 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Virgin Islands (USA) 110 V 190 V 60 Hz 3, 4 A/B

Wales 230 V 415 V 50 Hz 4 G

Yemen 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 A/D/G

Zambia 230 V 400 V 50 Hz 4 C/D/G

Zimbabwe 240 V 415 V 50 Hz 3, 4 D/G

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