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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  

 
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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