Plugs and sockets
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One thing first. Nearly every phone and laptop charger takes 100-240 V. If yours says so, you need a plug adapter and not a voltage converter.
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Type NEMA 1-15
Type A
Pins2 flat
Earthno earth
No earth pin. Type A plugs also go into Type B sockets.
Where you will meet it: United States · Canada · China · Mexico · Japan · Vietnam ·
and 43 more
American Samoa · Antigua and Barbuda · Aruba · Bahamas · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belize · Bermuda · Bolivia · British Virgin Islands · Cambodia · Canada · Cayman Islands · China · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Curaçao · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Guam · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Jamaica · Japan · Laos · Lebanon · Liberia · Maldives · Mexico · Micronesia · Nicaragua · Northern Mariana Islands · Palau · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Puerto Rico · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Taiwan · Thailand · Trinidad and Tobago · Turks and Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands · United States · VietnamType NEMA 5-15
Type B
Pins2 flat + round earth
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Takes the unearthed Type A plug as well, so one socket serves both.
Where you will meet it: United States · Canada · Mexico · Japan · Colombia · Thailand ·
and 37 more
American Samoa · Antigua and Barbuda · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Canada · Cayman Islands · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Curaçao · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Guam · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Jamaica · Japan · Jordan · Laos · Lebanon · Liberia · Mexico · Micronesia · Nicaragua · Northern Mariana Islands · Palau · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Puerto Rico · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Taiwan · Thailand · Trinidad and Tobago · Turks and Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands · United StatesType CEE 7/16
Type C
Pins2 round
Earthno earth
The Europlug. No earth, and it goes into more sockets than anything else here.
Where you will meet it: India · Italy · China · Spain · France · Brazil ·
and 110 more
Albania · Algeria · Andorra · Angola · Argentina · Armenia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bangladesh · Belgium · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Bonaire · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Brazil · Bulgaria · Burundi · Cambodia · Cameroon · Cape Verde · Chile · China · Comoros · Côte d'Ivoire · Croatia · Czech Republic · Denmark · Djibouti · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Estonia · Ethiopia · Faroe Islands · Finland · France · French Guiana · French Polynesia · Gabon · Georgia · Germany · Gibraltar · Greece · Greenland · Guadeloupe · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Hungary · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Iran · Israel · Italy · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Latvia · Lebanon · Liberia · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Madagascar · Maldives · Martinique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Moldova · Mongolia · Montenegro · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Nepal · Netherlands · New Caledonia · North Macedonia · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Republic of the Congo · Romania · Rwanda · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · San Marino · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · South Africa · South Korea · Spain · Suriname · Sweden · Switzerland · Tajikistan · Thailand · Togo · Tunisia · Turkey · United Arab Emirates · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Vietnam · Wallis and Futuna · ZambiaType BS 546
Type D
Pins3 round
Earthearthed
The 5 A version of BS 546. The 15 A version is Type M, and no data source distinguishes them.
Where you will meet it: India · South Africa · Sri Lanka · Botswana · Israel · Mozambique ·
and 8 more
Bhutan · Botswana · Eswatini · India · Israel · Lesotho · Macau · Mozambique · Namibia · Nepal · Nigeria · Pakistan · South Africa · Sri LankaType CEE 7/5
Type E
Pins2 round + a pin in the socket
Earthearthed
The earth is a pin in the socket. A Schuko plug fits only if it is the CEE 7/7 hybrid, which most modern ones are.
Where you will meet it: France · Morocco · Poland · Belgium · French Polynesia · Laos ·
and 27 more
Algeria · Belgium · Benin · Burundi · Cameroon · Comoros · Côte d'Ivoire · Czech Republic · Denmark · Djibouti · Equatorial Guinea · Ethiopia · Faroe Islands · France · French Guiana · French Polynesia · Greenland · Guadeloupe · Laos · Liberia · Madagascar · Martinique · Mongolia · Morocco · Poland · Republic of the Congo · Réunion · Rwanda · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Senegal · Slovakia · Tunisia · Wallis and FutunaType CEE 7/3
Type F
Pins2 round + side clips
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Earth is the two clips at the rim. A French plug fits only if it is the CEE 7/7 hybrid, which most modern ones are.
Where you will meet it: Italy · Spain · Germany · Greece · Vietnam · Croatia ·
and 58 more
Albania · Algeria · American Samoa · Andorra · Armenia · Aruba · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bhutan · Bonaire · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Cape Verde · Croatia · Denmark · Egypt · Estonia · Ethiopia · Faroe Islands · Finland · Georgia · Germany · Greece · Greenland · Guinea · Hungary · Iceland · Indonesia · Iran · Italy · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kosovo · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Latvia · Liberia · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Macau · Moldova · Montenegro · Mozambique · Myanmar · Netherlands · New Caledonia · North Macedonia · Norway · Portugal · Romania · San Marino · São Tomé and Príncipe · Serbia · Slovenia · South Korea · Spain · Suriname · Sweden · Tajikistan · Thailand · Turkey · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · VietnamType BS 1363
Type G
Pins3 rectangular, fused
Earthearthed
The fused one. The earth pin opens the shutters, so nothing else goes in.
Where you will meet it: India · England · Vietnam · South Africa · Kenya · Malaysia ·
and 57 more
Bahrain · Bangladesh · Belize · Bhutan · Botswana · Brunei · Cambodia · Cyprus · Dominica · England · Ethiopia · Falkland Islands · French Guiana · Gambia · Ghana · Gibraltar · Grenada · Guadeloupe · Guyana · Hong Kong · India · Ireland · Jordan · Kenya · Kuwait · Lebanon · Macau · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Maldives · Malta · Martinique · Mauritius · Myanmar · Namibia · Nepal · Nigeria · Northern Ireland · Oman · Pakistan · Qatar · Rwanda · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Saudi Arabia · Scotland · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Singapore · Solomon Islands · South Africa · Sri Lanka · Tanzania · Uganda · United Arab Emirates · Vanuatu · Vietnam · Wales · Zambia · ZimbabweType SI 32
Type H
Pins3 round
Earthearthed
Sockets since 1989 take the older flat-pin Israeli plug as well as the round-pin one.
Where you will meet it: Israel
Type AS/NZS 3112
Type I
Pins2 flat angled + earth
Earthearthed
Australia, New Zealand, China and Argentina share the shape. Argentine plugs run live and neutral the other way round.
Where you will meet it: Australia · New Zealand · China · Argentina · Fiji · Cook Islands ·
and 18 more
American Samoa · Argentina · Australia · China · Christmas Island · Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Cook Islands · Fiji · Kiribati · Nauru · New Zealand · Niue · Norfolk Island · Papua New Guinea · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · Solomon Islands · St Helena · Tajikistan · Tonga · Tuvalu · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · VanuatuType SN 441011
Type J
Pins3 round
Earthearthed
The earth sits off the centre line, which is what stops a Schuko plug going in.
Where you will meet it: Jordan · Switzerland · Ethiopia · Madagascar · Maldives
Type 107-2-D1
Type K
Pins2 round + earth pin
Earthearthed
A Schuko or French plug goes in, but it will not earth.
Where you will meet it: Bangladesh · Denmark · Faroe Islands · Greenland · Guinea · Madagascar ·
and 3 more
Bangladesh · Denmark · Faroe Islands · Greenland · Guinea · Madagascar · Maldives · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · SenegalType CEI 23-50
Type L
Pins3 round in a row
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Two sizes, 10 A and 16 A. Modern Italian sockets are usually the bipasso, which takes both and a Europlug too.
Where you will meet it: Italy · Chile · Uruguay · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Maldives ·
and 1 more
Chile · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Italy · Maldives · San Marino · UruguayType NBR 14136
Type N
Pins3 round
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Recessed. Brazil runs 127 V in some cities and 220 V in others on this same socket.
Where you will meet it: Brazil · South Africa