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    TABLE OF VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY STANDARDS BY COUNTRY WORLDWIDE

    Updated: 22/06/2026
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    COUNTRY VOLTAGE FREQUENCY PLUG COMMENTS
    Afghanistan 220 V 50 Hz C & F * * A UN correspondent reports C and F common in Kabul, but its likely a variety of plugs may be used around the country.  Some sources report Type D also in use.  Other reports indicate voltage variances from 160V to 280V.
    Albania 220 V* 50 Hz C & F *Voltage variations common
    Algeria 230 V 50 Hz C* & F *A variation of Type C with a ground post offset about 1/2-inch from center may also be found.
    American Samoa 120 V 60 Hz A, B, F & I  
    Andorra 230 V 50 Hz C & F  
    Angola 220 V 50 Hz C  
    Anguilla 110 V 60 Hz A (maybe B)  
    Antigua 230 V* 60 Hz A & B *Airport area is reportedly Antigua power is 110 V.
    Argentina 220 V 50 Hz C & I* *Neutral and line wires are reversed from that used in Australia and elsewhere. Click here for more.
    Armenia 220 V 50 Hz Type C Electrical Outlet & F  
    Aruba 127 V* 60 Hz A, B & F *Lago Colony 115V
    Australia 240 V 50 Hz I *Outlets typically controlled by adjacent switch. Click here for more.
    Austria 230 V 50 Hz F Type C may be found, but rare.
    Azerbaijan 220 V 50 Hz C, F  
    Azores 220 V* 50 Hz B, C, & F *Ponta Delgada 110 V; to be converted to 220 V
    Bahamas 120 V 60 Hz A & B  
    Bahrain 230 V* 50 Hz* G *Awali 110 V, 60 Hz
    Balearic Islands 220 V 50 Hz C & F  
    Bangladesh 220 V 50 Hz A, C, D, G & K  
    Barbados 115V 50 Hz A, B  
    Belarus 220 V 50 Hz C & F  
    Belgium 230 V 50 Hz E Notes from correspondents: a `C` style plug can be used with `E` and `F` receptacles.  All double-insulated appliances are indeed fitted with a `C` plug, and can be used in any compatible receptacle (C E F and narrow L).  Type C receptacles are prohibited in Belgium.
    Belize 110/220 V 60 Hz B & G  
    Benin 220 V 50 Hz E  
    Bermuda 120 V 60 Hz A & B  
    Bhutan 230 V 50 Hz D, F, & G Type M plugs also identified by some sources.
    Bolivia 220/230 V* 50 Hz A & C *La Paz & Viacha 115V
    Bosnia 220 V 50 Hz C & F  
    Botswana 231V 50 Hz M Type  G may be found, but rare.
    Brazil 110/220 V* 60 Hz A & B, C *127 V found in states of Bahia, Paraná (including Curitiba), Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais (though 220 V may be found in some hotels). Other areas are 220 V only, with the exception of Fortaleza (240 V). Outlets (click for more) are often a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug.
    Brunei 240 V 50 Hz G  
    Bulgaria 230 V 50 Hz C* & F* *Outlets are reported as type F, though both type C and F plugs may be encountered.
    Burkina Faso 220 V 50 Hz C & E  
    Burundi 220 V 50 Hz C & E  
    Cambodia 230 V <span id="ctl00_Con Croatia 230 V 50 Hz C&F
    Cuba 110/220 V 60 Hz A & B, C, F & L Most older hotels 110 V.  Some newer hotels 220 V.  Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug.
    Cyprus 240 V 50 Hz G  
    Czech Republic 230 V 50 Hz E  
    Denmark 230 V 50 Hz C & K Denmark `s connectors have slight differences from those used elsewhere.  While pin diameter and spacing is standard, outlets may have different housing depths which could interfere with standard adaptors -- one report says this is due to "childproofing."  Also, Plug C fits into K-type outlets (but not vice versa).
    Djibouti 220 V 50 Hz C & E  
    Dominica 230 V 50 Hz D & G  
    Dominican Republic 110 V 60 Hz A Type J may exist in some hotels.
    East Timor 220 V 50 Hz C, E, F, I, A UN correspondent reports "power is poor in the country with frequent brownouts and blackouts.  I suspect that surges are frequent as we go through a lot of surge-protecting power bars."  Further he reports than Type I is common as much construction is done by Australians; type C is common in building built during Indonesian occupation; type E is less common; type F is common in offices but not hotels.
    Ecuador 120-127 V 60 Hz A & B  
    Egypt 220 V 50 Hz C  
    El Salvador 115V 60 Hz A & B  
    England (See United Kingdom)      
    Equatorial Guinea 220 V* 50 Hz C & E *Voltage varies between 150 & 175V with frequent outages
    Eritrea 230 V 50 Hz C  
    Estonia 230 V 50 Hz F Type C may be found in older buildings.  Type E plugs may work in either C or F type outlets.
    Ethiopia 220 V 50 Hz D, J, & L  
    Faeroe Islands 220 V 50 Hz C & K  
    Falkland Islands 240 V 50 Hz G  
    Fiji 240 V 50 Hz I  
    Finland 230 V 50 Hz C & F  
    France 230 V 50 Hz E Type C plugs  may be found on some appliances, and will fit the Type E outlet.  Type C outlets may be found in older buildings.  Type A may be found in older buildings but is illegal.
    French Guiana 220 V 50 Hz C, & E  
    Gaza 230 V 50 Hz H  
    Gabon 220 V 50 Hz C  

     

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