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Electrical power (voltage & frequency) used across the globe
COUNTRY | VOLTAGE | FREQUENCY | COMMENTS |
Afghanistan | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Albania | 220V | 50 Hz | Differing voltages common |
Algeria | 230V | 50 Hz | |
American Samoa | 120V | 60 Hz | |
Angola | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Anguilla | 110V | 60Hz | |
Antigua | 230V | 60 Hz | 110V also reported |
Argentina | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Armenia | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Aruba | 127V | 60 Hz | Lago Colony has 115V |
Australia | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Austria | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Azores | 220V | 50 Hz | Ponta Delgada has 110V |
Bahamas | 120V | 60 Hz | |
Bahrain | 230V | 50 Hz* | Awali has 110V at 60 Hz |
Balearic Islands | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Bangladesh | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Barbados | 115V | 50 Hz | |
Belgium | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Belize | 110/220V | 60 Hz | |
Benin | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Bermuda | 120V | 60 Hz | |
Bhutan | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Bolivia | 220/230V | 50 Hz | La Paz & Viacha has 115V |
Bosnia | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Botswana | 231V | 50 Hz | |
Brazil | 110/220V* | 60 Hz | 127V may be found in Bahia, Paraná (including Curitiba), Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais (although 220V is common in hotels). Other areas have 220V only, with the exception of Fortaleza (240V) |
Brunei | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Bulgaria | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Burkina Faso | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Burundi | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Cambodia | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Cameroon | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Canada | 120V | 60 Hz | |
Canary Islands | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Cape Verde | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Cayman Islands | 120V | 60 Hz | |
Central African Republic | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Chad | 220V | 50Hz | |
Channel Islands | 240V | 50 Hz | Guernsey has 230V |
Chile | 220V | 50 Hz | |
China, People's Republic of | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Colombia | 110V | 60Hz | |
Comoros | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Congo, People's Rep. of | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Congo, Dem. Rep. of (former Zaire) | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Cook Islands | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Costa Rica | 120V | 60 Hz | |
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
220V | 50 Hz | |
Croatia | 230V | 50Hz | |
Cuba | 110/220V | 60Hz | Most older hotels are 110V with newer developments being 220V |
Cyprus | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Czech Republic | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Denmark | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Djibouti | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Dominica | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Dominican Republic | 110V | 60 Hz | |
East Timor | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Ecuador | 120-127V | 60 Hz | |
Egypt | 220V | 50 Hz | |
El Salvador | 115V | 60 Hz | |
England (See United Kingdom) | |||
Equatorial Guinea | 220V | 50 Hz | Voltage can vary from 150 to 175V |
Eritrea | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Estonia | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Ethiopia | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Faeroe Islands | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Falkland Islands | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Fiji | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Finland | 230V | 50 Hz | |
France | 230V | 50 Hz | |
French Guiana | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Gaza | 230V | 50 Hz |
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Gabon | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Gambia | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Germany | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Ghana | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Gibraltar | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Great Britain (See United Kingdom) | |||
Greece | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Greenland | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Grenada (Windward Is.) | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Guadeloupe | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Guam | 110V | 60Hz | |
Guatemala | 120V | 60 Hz | |
Guinea | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Guinea-Bissau | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Guyana | 240V | 60 Hz* | Georgetown has both 120V and 240V at either 50 or 60Hz. Can vary from region to region |
Haiti | 110V | 60 Hz | |
Honduras | 110V | 60 Hz | |
Hong Kong | 220V* | 50 Hz | |
Hungary | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Iceland | 220V | 50 Hz | |
India | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Indonesia | 127/230V* | 50 Hz | Currently converting to 230V |
Iran | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Iraq | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Ireland (Eire) | 230 | 50 Hz | |
Isle of Man | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Israel | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Italy | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Ivory Coast (See Côte d'Ivoire) | |||
Jamaica | 110V | 50 Hz | |
Japan | 100V | 50/60 Hz* | Eastern Japan has 50 Hz (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohoma & Sendai). Western Japan has 60 Hz (Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima) |
Jordan | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Kenya | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Kazakhstan | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Kiribati | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Korea, South | 220V | 60 Hz | |
Kuwait | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Laos | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Latvia | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Lebanon | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Lesotho | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Liberia | 120V | 60 Hz | |
Libya | 127V | 50 Hz | Barce, Benghazi, Derna, Sebha & Tobruk are 230V |
Lithuania | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Liechtenstein | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Luxembourg | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Macau | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Macedonia | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Madagascar | 127/220V | 50 Hz | |
Madeira | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Malawi | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Malaysia | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Maldives | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Mali | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Malta | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Martinique | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Mauritania | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Mauritius | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Mexico | 127V | 60 Hz | |
Micronesia (Federal States of) | 120V | 60 Hz | |
Monaco | 127/220V | 50 Hz | |
Mongolia | 230V | ||
Montserrat (Leeward Is.) | 230V | 60 Hz | |
Morocco | 127/220V* | 50 Hz | Currently converting to 220V |
Mozambique | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Myanmar (formerly Burma) | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Namibia | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Nauru | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Nepal | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Netherlands | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Netherlands Antilles | 127/220V | 50 Hz | St. Martin is 120V / 60 Hz; Saba &St. Eustatius is 110V / 60 Hz |
New Caledonia | 220V | 50 Hz | |
New Zealand | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Nicaragua | 120V | 60 Hz | |
Niger | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Nigeria | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Northern Ireland (see United Kingdom) | |||
Norway | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Okinawa | 100V | 60 Hz | Military facilities are 120V |
Oman | 240V | 50 Hz | Possible voltage fluctuations |
Pakistan | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Palmyra Atoll | 120V | 60Hz | |
Panama | 110V | 60 Hz | Panama City has 120V |
Papua New Guinea | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Paraguay | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Peru | 220V | 60 Hz* | Talara has 110/220V. Arequipa has 50 Hz |
Philippines | 220V* | 60 Hz | |
Poland | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Portugal | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Puerto Rico | 120V | 60 Hz | |
Qatar | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Réunion Island | 220V | 50Hz | |
Romania | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Russian Federation | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Rwanda | 230V | 50 Hz | |
St. Kitts and Nevis (Leeward Is.) | 230V | 60 Hz | |
St. Lucia (Windward Is.) | 240V | 50 Hz | |
St. Vincent (Windward Is.) | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Saudi Arabia | 127/220V | 60 Hz | |
Scotland (See United Kingdom) | |||
Senegal | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Serbia-Montenegro | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Seychelles | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Sierra Leone | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Singapore | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Slovak Republic | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Slovenia | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Somalia | 220V | 50 Hz | Berbera has 230V; Merca has 110/220V |
South Africa | 220/230V | 50 Hz | Grahamstad, King Williams & Port Elizabeth has 250V |
Spain | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Sri Lanka | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Sudan | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Suriname | 127V | 60 Hz | |
Swaziland | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Sweden | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Switzerland | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Syria | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Tahiti | 110/220V | 60 Hz | |
Tajikistan | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Taiwan | 110V | 60 Hz | |
Tanzania | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Thailand | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Togo | 220V | 50 Hz | Lome has 127V |
Tonga | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Trinidad & Tobago | 115V | 60 Hz | |
Tunisia | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Turkey | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Turkmenistan | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Uganda | 240V | 50 Hz | |
Ukraine | 220V | 50 Hz | |
United Arab Emirates | 220V* | 50 Hz | |
United Kingdom | 230V | 50 Hz | |
United States of America | 120V | 60 Hz | |
Uruguay | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Uzbekistan | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Venezuela | 120V | 60 Hz | |
Vietnam | 127/220V* | 50 Hz | Currently converting to 220V |
Virgin Islands (British and U.S.) | 110V | 60 Hz | |
Wales (See United Kingdom) | |||
Western Samoa | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Yemen, Rep. of | 220/230V | 50 Hz | |
Yugoslavia (Former) | 220V | 50 Hz | |
Zambia | 230V | 50 Hz | |
Zimbabwe | 220V | 50 Hz |
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