About What Power Plug
A reference site for one narrow question: what does the electricity look like where you are going, and what do you need to plug into it?
What this site covers
Every country and territory we can verify: the socket types in use, the nominal voltage, the supply frequency, the national wiring standard and the awkward exceptions that trip people up.
Where the data comes from
National standards (BS 1363, NEMA 5-15, AS/NZS 3112, TIS 166-2549 and so on), the IEC/TR 60083 survey of plugs and sockets, and cross-checks against published country tables. The dataset was last reviewed in October 2026.
Corrections are welcome
If you live somewhere we have got wrong — a type missing, a voltage out of date, a socket standard that changed — email [email protected] and we will fix it.
How the site is funded
Advertising through Google AdSense. There are no affiliate links and no sponsored data.
A disclaimer worth reading
This site describes nominal supply standards. What is actually installed in a hotel room, a rented apartment or a rural clinic can differ: older buildings keep older sockets, and some countries never fully standardised (Myanmar is the usual example). Treat every page as a guide to what you should expect, not a guarantee of what you will find.
Always check the label on your own device before connecting it to a foreign supply. Voltage mismatches damage equipment and can start fires; we are a reference, not an electrician.
Contact: [email protected]