If you take a scroll down the page, you will notice that most countries have a well-defined plug and voltage standard. Many Latin-American, African and Asian countries, however, use a motley collection of – often incompatible – plugs and sometimes also the voltage differs from region to region. Obviously, this makes it very hard for travellers to assess what kind of plug adapter or transformer they will need for their trip. Whenever the electricity situation in a country requires additional information, the country name in question is highlighted in red. That link will take you to an in-depth description.

Plug & Socket

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  Type A (NEMA 1–15 U.S. 2 pin)
  max 125 V AC, max rating 15A , (GB1002 Chinese 2 pin) max 250V AC, max rating 6A or 10A

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  Type B (NEMA 5–15 U.S. 3 pin)
  max 125 V AC, max rating 15 A
  and IEC standard 60906-2

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  Type C (CEE 7/16 Europlug)

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  CEE 7/17 2-pin plug & CEE 7/1 socket

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  Type D (BS 546 5 A)

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  Type E (French) CEE 7/6 plug & CEE 7/5 socket, 16A

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  Type F ("Schuko") CEE 7/4 plug & CEE 7/3 socket, 16A

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  CEE 7/7 plug, (combines earthing methods of Type E & Type F)

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  Type G (BS 1363 UK)

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  Type H (SI 32 Israel)

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  Type I (Australian AS/NZS 3112); Argentinian version has reversed polarity compared to Chinese and Australian versions

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  Type J (SEV-1011 Switzerland), 10A

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  Type K (SRAF 1962/DB Denmark)

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  Type L (CEI 23-50)

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  Type M (15 A BS 546)

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  Type N (NBR 14136, Brazil)

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  Thai TIS 166-2549 mains plug, often known as Type O^[5]

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  So-called "universal socket" which meets no standard^[6] but accepts a number of different plug types (criticized as unsafe)