Will my plug work there?
Adapter needed, and the voltage is different.
- Plugs
- A/B → GNone fit
- Voltage
- 120 V → 230 VDifferent range
- Frequency
- 60 Hz → 50 HzDifferent
- Type A plug: no matching socket in the United Kingdom
- Type B plug: no matching socket in the United Kingdom
Mains voltage is 230 V in the United Kingdom and 120 V in the United States. The United Kingdom is in the 220–240 V range, the United States in the 100–127 V range.
Check your device’s input rating label: it states the voltage and frequency the device accepts.
Covers 139 countries and 15 plug types · any country to any country · How the checker works
Two voltages run the world
22 countries supply 100–127 V, mostly in the Americas and Japan. 116 supply 220–240 V. Brazil uses both, depending on the area.
Grey: not covered. Tap a country for its plugs and voltage. 110 V vs 230 V explained →
Where your plugs just work
For each home region, the other destinations split into nothing extra needed, adapter only and a different voltage.
Number on the right: destinations where your own plugs fit and the voltage family matches. Choose your home region →
The ten most populous countries
- China220 V
- India230 V
- United States120 V
- Indonesia230 V
- Pakistan230 V
- Brazil127 V / 220 V
- Nigeria230 V
- Bangladesh220 V
- Russia230 V
- Mexico127 V
Guides
Plug and voltage questions, answered from the same data.
- The 15 plug types explainedPins, earthing, standards and how far each type reaches, in one table.
- 230 V vs 120 V countries: the count by regionWhich countries sit on each side of the voltage divide, and where 50 and 60 Hz break the pattern.
- Countries with several plug types, rankedFrom Jordan’s six socket types to the 20 countries that use only one.
- One plug for every country? The coverage numbersHow far each plug type reaches, and the smallest set that covers every country.
- When the plug fits but the voltage doesn’tThe seven destinations where a familiar socket hides a different voltage.
- How the adapter checker worksThe rules behind each answer, with worked examples.