Major plug and socket type worldwide.
EU plugs are the most common worldwide, with about 45–55% share. US plugs are next at around 20–25%, followed by AU plugs at 15–20%, and UK plugs at 10–15%. These numbers are only rough estimates, meant to give a simple global picture.
Type A
Current: 15A
39 Countries using Type A plug
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam.
Type B
Current: 15A
37 Countries using Type B plug
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam.
Type C
Current: 2.5A
Type C plug is special. It is compatible with Type E, F, G, J, K, L and N sockets.
118 Countries using Type C plug
Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City.
Africa: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia.
Asia / Middle East / Eurasia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Georgia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen.
Americas: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay.
Type F
Current: 16A
64 Countries using Type F plug
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chad, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Uzbekistan.
Type G
Current: 13A
41 Countries using Type G plug
Bahrain, Brunei, Cyprus, Dominica, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Iraq, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Type I
Current: 10A
15 Countries using Type I plug
Argentina, Australia, China, Fiji, Kiribati, Myanmar, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
Type M
Current: 15A
10 Countries using Type M plug
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Eswatini, India, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Singapore and South Africa.
Disclaimer: The figures and map on this page are simplified, approximate estimates intended for general illustration only and may contain mistakes. Plug-type usage can vary by country, region, and source, and some countries use multiple plug standards. These values should not be treated as official market statistics.