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This chart includes information on voltages and frequencies found across the globe. Each country is listed with the volts and frequency (also referred as Hertz or Hz and is referring to cycles per second) commonly found in each geographic area. There are approximately 40 countries that use 60 Hz while the rest typically run on 50 Hz current. Single-phase power is primarily for residential use (such as homeowners and what you would find in a hotel) while 3-phase electric power provides more stable, heavy-duty power for most industrial applications like manufacturing plants, commercial facilities, data centers, telecom towers, hospitals, food processing, and utility power plants.
Some applications use specialized higher voltages (such as 4160 V or 13,400 V) but these are on a more unique basis and typically involve transformers so those are not included. When considering a backup power generator, keep in mind that the frequency can often be changed by an accomplished power generation technician or electrical contractor but you do typically see a performance loss on most generator sets when you convert from 60 hertz to 50 hertz. This is mainly because you have to slow the engine RPM down and make adjustments so the overall kW or kVA output will be lower. The opposite is also true - you can sometimes gain kW when you convert from 50 Hz to 60 Hz because you speed the engine RPM up.
The number of wires and plugs used varies greatly by region since each country is evolving their electrical grids at a different rate and over time so these are only provided as a good starting point and general guide. Download-Chart-to-PDF.pdf
Country
Single-Phase Voltage (Volts)
Three-Phase Voltage (Volts)
Frequency (Hertz)
# of wires (not including ground wire)
Plug Type
Abu Dhabi
230 V
400 V
50 Hz
3, 4
G
Afghanistan
220 V
380 V
4
C/F
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
120 V
208 V
60 Hz
A/B/F/I
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
110 V
120/208 V / 127/220 V / 240/415 V
A/B
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
C/I
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
I
Austria
Azerbaijan
Azores
B/C/F
Bahamas
Bahrain
Balearic Islands
Bangladesh
A/C/D/G/K
Barbados
115 V
200 V
Belarus
Belgium
C/E
Belize
110 V / 220 V
190 V / 380 V
A/B/G
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
C/D/G
Bolivia
A/C
Bonaire
127 V
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
D/G
Brazil
127 V / 220 V
220 V / 380 V
C/N
British Virgin Islands
190 V
Brunei
240 V
415 V
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma (officially Myanmar)
A/C/D/G/I
Burundi
Cambodia
A/C/G
Cameroon
Canada
120/208 V / 240 V / 480 V / 347/600 V
Canary Islands
C/E/F
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
3
Central African Republic
Chad
C/D/E/F
Channel Islands (Guernsey & Jersey)
C/G
Chile
C/L
China, People’s Republic of
A/C/I
Colombia
220 V / 440 V
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of
C/D/E
Congo, People’s Republic of
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Croatia
Cuba
A/B/C/L
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
C/E/F/K
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
120/208 V / 277/480 V
Dubai
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
C/E/F/I
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Equatorial Guinea
[unavailable]
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Faeroe Islands
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
Gabon (Gabonese Republic)
C
Gambia
Gaza
C/H
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Great Britain (GB)
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
C/F/K
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
120 V / 240 V
A/B/D/G
Haiti
Holland (officially the Netherlands)
Honduras
208 V / 230 V / 240 V / 460 V / 480 V
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
C/D/M
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland (Eire)
Ireland, Northern
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
C/F/L
Jamaica
Japan
100 V
50 / 60 Hz
Jordan
C/D/F/G/J
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kosovo
230 V / 400 V
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
A/B/C/E/F
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
M
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
C/J
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Madeira
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
C/D/G/J/K/L
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
220 V / 480 V
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
C/F/M
Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Namibia
D/M
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Northern Ireland
North Korea
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
C/D
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
A/B/C
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
480 V
Qatar
Réunion
Romania
Russia (officially the Russian Federation)
Rwanda
Saba
Saint Barthélemy (informally also referred to as Saint Barth’s or Saint Barts)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis)
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Helena
Sint Eustatius
A/B/C/F
Sint Maarten
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
110 V / 230 V
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and PrÃncipe
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Senegal
C/D/E/K
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
G/I
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
C/D/M/N
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
127 V / 230 V
220 V / 400 V
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
C/E/L
Tahiti
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
A/B/C/O
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
115/230 V / 230/400 V
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
United Kingdom (UK)
United States of America (USA)
120/208 V / 277/480 V / 120/240 V / 240 V / 480 V
United States Virgin Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
A/C/D
Virgin Islands (British)
Virgin Islands (USA)
Wales
Yemen
A/D/G
Zambia
Zimbabwe