Voltage, frequency, and plug type vary in different countries across the world. Some countries have more than one voltage available. For example, in North America most sockets are attached to a 110 V supply, but there is a 240 V supply available for large appliances.
Europe and most other countries in the world use a voltage which is twice that of the US. It is between 220 and 240 volts, whereas in Japan and in most of the Americas the voltage is between 100 and 127 volts.
If you are a globe trotter, you must have realized that it’s a huge hassle to keep a medley of adapters, converters, and transformers just to make sure you can extract juice from the variety of plugs abroad.
With the chart provided below, we aim to offer our visitors with information on voltage systems for a large number of countries, to facilitate the selection of right products.
The voltages listed here are the “nominal” figures reported to be in use at most residential or commercial sites in the country or area named. Most electrical power systems are prone to slight variations in voltage due to demand or other factors. The electric power frequency is shown in the number of hertz (cycles per second). All systems described here use alternating current (AC).
Where 110-220 is indicated, voltage varies depending on location within the country.
Finally, we've only included information that is likely to be relevant for travelers. Just about all the countries listed here have higher voltage lines available for heavy duty appliances (not to mention commercial or industrial applications).
| Country | TV System | Voltage/FREQ. | Plug Type |
| Afghanistan | PAL-B | 220 V/50Hz | E |
| Albania | PAL-B/G | 220/50Hz | B |
| Algeria | PAL-B | 127-220/50Hz | B, E |
| American Samoa | NTSC | 120-220/60Hz | A, B, C |
| Angola | PAL-I | 220/50Hz | B |
| Anguilla | NTSC | 240/60Hz | D |
| Antigua | NTSC | 220/60Hz | D |
| Argentina | PAL-N | 220/50Hz | B, C |
| Armenia | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| Aruba | NTSC | 115/60Hz | A, B |
| Australia | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | C |
| Austria | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B |
| Azerbaijan | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| Azores (Portuguese) | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Bahamas | NTSC | 12060Hz | A |
| Bahrain | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | D, E |
| Bali | PAL | 220/50Hz | B |
| Bangladesh | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Barbados | NTSC-M | 115V/50Hz | A |
| Belarus | SECAM-D+K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Belgium | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B |
| Belize | BW-60 | 110/60Hz | A |
| Benin | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | E |
| Bermuda | NTSC | 120/60Hz | A |
| Bhutan | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B, D |
| Bolivia | NTSC | 110-220/ 50Hz | A, B |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B |
| Botswana | PAL-I | 220/50Hz | D, E |
| Brazil | PAL-M | 110-220/60Hz | A, B |
| Bulgaria | SECAM-D | 220/50Hz | B |
| Burkina Faso | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Burma (Myanmar) | NTSC | 220/50Hz | D, E |
| Burundi | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Cambodia | NTSC-M | 110-220/ 50Hz | A, B |
| Cameroon | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B |
| Canada | NTSC | 120/60Hz | A |
| Canary Islands Spain | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B |
| Cape Verde Islands | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| Cayman Islands | NTSC | 120/60Hz | A |
| Cen. African Rep. | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Chad | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Chile | NTSC | 220/50Hz | B |
| China | PAL-D | 220/50Hz | B, C |
| Columbia | NTSC | 110-220/60Hz | A |
| Comoros | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| Congo | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Costa Rica | NTSC | 120/60Hz | A |
| Croatia | PAL | 220/50Hz | B |
| Cuba | NTSC | 120/60Hz | A |
| Curacao | NTSC | 110-120/50Hz | A, B |
| Cyprus | SECAM-BG | 220/50Hz | B, D |
| Czech Republic | SECAM-DK | 220/50Hz | B |
| Denmark | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B |
| Djibouti Dem. Reb. | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Dominica | NTSC | 230/50Hz | B, D |
| Dominican Republic | NTSC | 110/60Hz | A |
| Ecuador | NTSC | 120/60Hz | A |
| Egypt | SECAM-B | 220/50Hz | B |
| El Slavador | NTSC | 115V/60Hz | A |
| Equatorial Guinea | SECAM-B | 220/50Hz | B |
| Eritrea | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Estonia | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| Ethopia | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Fiji | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | C |
| Finland | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B |
| France | SECAM-L | 220/50Hz | B |
| Gabon | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Gambia | PAL-I | 220/50Hz | D |
| Georgia | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| Germany | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B |
| Ghana | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B, D, E |
| Gibraltar | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | D |
| Greece | SECAM-B | 220/50Hz | B |
| Greenland | NTSC | 220/50Hz | B |
| Grenadines | NTSC | 230/50Hz | B, D, E |
| Guadeloupe | SECAM | 220/50Hz | B |
| Guam | NTSC | 120/60Hz | A |
| Guatemala | NTSC | 120/60Hz | A |
| Guinea | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Guyana | SECAM-K | 110/50-60Hz | A |
| Haiti | NTSC | 110-220/50-60Hz | A |
| Honduras | NTSC | 110/60Hz | A |
| Hong Kong | PAL-I | 220/50Hz | D, E |
| Hungary | SECAM-DK | 220/50Hz | B |
| Iceland | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B |
| India | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Indonesia | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | D, E |
| Israel | PAL-B | 230/50Hz | B |
| Italy | PAL-BG | 230/50Hz | B |
| Ivory Coast | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Jamaica | NTSC | 110/50Hz | A |
| Japan | NTSC-M | 100/50-60Hz | A |
| Jordan | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B, D |
| Kazakhstan | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| Kenya | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B, D, E |
| B, D, E | SECAM-M | 220/5Hz | B |
| Korea | NTSC-M | 220/60Hz | A, B |
| Kuwait | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B, D, E |
| Laos | PAL-M | 220/50Hz | A, B |
| Latvia | SECAM/PAL-D+K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Lebanon | SECAM-B | 110-220/50Hz | B |
| Lesotho | PAL-I | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Liberia | PAL-B | 120 V/60Hz | A, D |
| Libya | SECAM-B | 127-220/50Hz | B, E |
| Liechtenstein | PAL | 220/50Hz | B |
| Lithuania | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| Luxemborg | PAL-BG+SECAM-BG/L | 220/50Hz | B |
| Macao | PAL | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Macedonia | PAL | 220/50Hz | B |
| Madagascar | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Madeira (Portuguese) | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B |
| Malawi | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | D |
| Malaysia | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | D |
| Maldives | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | A |
| Mali | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Malta | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | D |
| Martinique | SECAM | 220/50Hz | B |
| Mauritania | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Mauritius | SECAM-B | 220/50Hz | B, D, E |
| Maynmar (Burma) | NTSC | 230/50Hz | D, E |
| Mexico | NTSC | 120/60Hz | A |
| Moldova | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | A |
| Monaco | PAL-G/SECAM-L | 220/50Hz | B |
| Mongolia | SECAM-D | 220/50Hz | B |
| Morocco | SECAM-B | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Mozambique | PAL-l | 220/50Hz | B |
| Namibia | PAL-I | 220/50Hz | E |
| Nepal | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 220/50Hz | B |
| Netherlands Antilles | NTSC | 120-220/50-60Hz | B |
| New Caledonia | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B |
| New Zealand | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | C |
| Nicaragua | NTSC | 120/60Hz | A |
| Niger | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B |
| Nigeria | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | D, E |
| Norway | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B |
| Oman | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | D, E |
| Pakistan | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Panama | NTSC | 110/60Hz | A |
| Papua New Guinea | PAL-BG | 240V/50Hz | C |
| Paraguay | PAL-N | 220/50Hz | B |
| Peru | NTSC | 110-220/50-60Hz | A, B |
| Phillippines | NTSC | 115V/60Hz | A, B |
| Poland | SECAM-DK | 220/50Hz | B |
| Portugal | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Puerto Rico | NTSC | 120V/60Hz | A |
| Qatar | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | D, E |
| Romania | PAL-DK | 220/50Hz | B |
| Russian Federation | SECAM-DK | 220/50Hz | D, E |
| Senegal | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| Seychelles | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | D, E |
| Sierra Leone | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | D, E |
| Singapore | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B, D, E |
| Slovak Republic | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| Slovenia | PAL | 220/50Hz | C, D |
| Solomon Islands | PAL-B/G | 220/50Hz | C, D |
| Somalia | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B |
| South Africa | PAL-l | 220/50Hz | E |
| Spain | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B |
| Sri Lanka | PAL-B | 230/50Hz | E |
| St. Kitts-Nevis | NTSC | 220/60Hz | B |
| St. Lucia | NTSC | 240/50Hz | D |
| St. Vincent | NTSC | 230/50Hz | D |
| Sudan | PAL-B | 240/50Hz | B, D |
| Surinam | NTSC | 110-220/60Hz | A, B |
| Swaziland | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | E |
| Sweden | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B |
| Switzerland | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B |
| Syria | SECAM-B | 220/50Hz | B |
| Tahiti | SECAM-DK | 220/50Hz | A, B |
| Taiwan | NTSC | 110/60Hz | A |
| Tajikistan | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| Tanzania | PAL-l | 220/50Hz | D, E |
| Thailand | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | A, B |
| Togo | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Tonga | BW-50 | 110-220/50Hz | A, C |
| Trinidad & Tobago | NTSC | 115-220/60Hz | A, D |
| Tunisia | SECAM-B | 220/50Hz | B |
| Turkey | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B |
| Turkmenistan | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| Uganda | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | C |
| Ukraine | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| United Arab Emirates | PAL-BG | 220/50Hz | B |
| United Kingdom | PAL-l | 220/50Hz | D |
| United States of America | NTSC | 120V/60Hz | A |
| Upper Volta | BW-50/SECAM-K1 | 240/50Hz | D, E |
| Uruguay | PAL-N | 220/50Hz | B |
| Uzbekistan | SECAM-M | 220/50Hz | B |
| Venezuela | NTSC | 120V/60Hz | A |
| Vietnam | PAL-BG | 120-220/50Hz | A, B |
| Virgin Islands | NTSC | 120/60Hz | A |
| Western Samoa | PAL-B/NTSC | 230/50Hz | C |
| Yemen | NTSC | 230/50Hz | A, B |
| Yemen, Arab Republic | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B |
| Yugoslavia | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | NB |
| Zaire | SECAM-K | 220/50Hz | B, E |
| Zambia | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | B, D |
| Zimbabwe | PAL-B | 220/50Hz | D, E |
