World Plug and Socket Types

Type C

Type C is one of 15 standard electrical outlet types around the world. Learn more about this plug and socket type, including which countries use it and what it looks like.

What do Type C plugs and sockets look like?

Socket DiagramPlug Diagram
Type C socketType C plug

Type C plugs are unearthed and have two round pins. They are used on low-powered devices with fully insulated casings, such as phone chargers. Other than on extension cords and power strips, Type C sockets are not usually installed as wall plugs. Rather, Type C is compatible with a wide range of plug types. Specifically, all Type E Type E plug, F Type F plug, H Type H plug, J Type J plug, K Type K plug, L Type L plug, N Type N plug and O Type O plug sockets will accommodate Type C plugs.

Where are Type C plugs and sockets used?

Type C plugs are used in most of Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. They are among the most common plug types in the world.

Type C usage by country

CountryUsed alongsideVoltage & Frequency
AfghanistanType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
AlbaniaType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
AlgeriaType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
AndorraType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
Angola220 V, 50 Hz
ArgentinaType I Type I plug220 V, 50 Hz
ArmeniaType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
AustriaType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
AzerbaijanType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
BangladeshType D Type D plug, Type G Type G plug and Type K Type K plug220 V, 50 Hz
BelarusType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
BelgiumType E Type E plug230 V, 50 Hz
BeninType E Type E plug220 V, 50 Hz
BhutanType D Type D plug, Type F Type F plug, Type G Type G plug and Type M Type M plug230 V, 50 Hz
BoliviaType A Type A plug115 & 230 V, 50 Hz
Bosnia and HerzegovinaType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
BrazilType N Type N plug127 & 220 V, 60 Hz
BulgariaType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
Burkina FasoType E Type E plug220 V, 50 Hz
BurundiType E Type E plug220 V, 50 Hz
CambodiaType A Type A plug and Type G Type G plug230 V, 50 Hz
CameroonType E Type E plug220 V, 50 Hz
Cape VerdeType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
Central African RepublicType E Type E plug220 V, 50 Hz
ChadType D Type D plug, Type E Type E plug and Type F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
ChileType L Type L plug220 V, 50 Hz
ChinaType A Type A plug and Type I Type I plug220 V, 50 Hz
ComorosType E Type E plug220 V, 50 Hz
CongoType E Type E plug230 V, 50 Hz
Congo (DRC)Type D Type D plug and Type E Type E plug220 V, 50 Hz
Cote d'IvoireType E Type E plug230 V, 50 Hz
CroatiaType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
Czech RepublicType E Type E plug230 V, 50 Hz
DenmarkType F Type F plug, Type E Type E plug and Type K Type K plug230 V, 50 Hz
DjiboutiType E Type E plug220 V, 50 Hz
EgyptType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
Equatorial GuineaType E Type E plug220 V, 50 Hz
EritreaType L Type L plug230 V, 50 Hz
EstoniaType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
EthiopiaType E Type E plug, Type F Type F plug and Type L Type L plug220 V, 50 Hz
Faroe IslandsType F Type F plug, Type E Type E plug and Type K Type K plug230 V, 50 Hz
FinlandType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
FranceType E Type E plug230 V, 50 Hz
French GuianaType D Type D plug and Type E Type E plug220 V, 50 Hz
Gabon220 V, 50 Hz
GeorgiaType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
GermanyType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
GibraltarType G Type G plug240 V, 50 Hz
GreeceType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
GreenlandType F Type F plug, Type E Type E plug and Type K Type K plug230 V, 50 Hz
GuadeloupeType D Type D plug and Type E Type E plug230 V, 50 Hz
GuineaType F Type F plug and Type K Type K plug220 V, 50 Hz
Guinea Bissau220 V, 50 Hz
HungaryType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
IcelandType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
IndiaType D Type D plug and Type M Type M plug230 V, 50 Hz
IndonesiaType F Type F plug220 V 110 V, 50 Hz
IranType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
IraqType D Type D plug and Type G Type G plug230 V, 50 Hz
Isle of ManType G Type G plug240 V, 50 Hz
IsraelType H Type H plug and Type M Type M plug230 V, 50 Hz
ItalyType F Type F plug and Type L Type L plug230 V, 50 Hz
JordanType B Type B plug, Type D Type D plug, Type F Type F plug, Type G Type G plug and Type J Type J plug230 V, 50 Hz
KazakhstanType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
North KoreaType A Type A plug and Type F Type F plug220 & 110 V, 50 Hz, 60 Hz
South KoreaType F Type F plug220 V, 60 Hz
KuwaitType G Type G plug240 V, 50 Hz
KyrgyzstanType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
LaosType A Type A plug, Type B Type B plug, Type E Type E plug and Type F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
LatviaType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
LebanonType A Type A plug, Type B Type B plug, Type D Type D plug and Type G Type G plug220 V, 50 Hz
LiberiaType A Type A plug, Type B Type B plug, Type E Type E plug and Type F Type F plug120 & 220 V, 50 Hz, 60 Hz
LibyaType D Type D plug, Type F Type F plug and Type L Type L plug127 & 230 V, 50 Hz
LiechtensteinType J Type J plug230 V, 50 Hz
LithuaniaType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
LuxembourgType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
North MacedoniaType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
MadagascarType D Type D plug, Type E Type E plug, Type J Type J plug and Type K Type K plug127 & 220 V, 50 Hz
MalaysiaType A Type A plug, Type G Type G plug and Type M Type M plug240 V, 50 Hz
MaldivesType A Type A plug, Type D Type D plug, Type G Type G plug, Type J Type J plug, Type K Type K plug and Type L Type L plug230 V, 50 Hz
MaliType E Type E plug220 V, 50 Hz
MartiniqueType D Type D plug and Type E Type E plug220 V, 50 Hz
Mauritania220 V, 50 Hz
MauritiusType G Type G plug230 V, 50 Hz
MonacoType D Type D plug, Type E Type E plug and Type F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
MongoliaType E Type E plug220 V, 50 Hz
MontenegroType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
MoroccoType E Type E plug127 & 220 V, 50 Hz
MozambiqueType F Type F plug and Type M Type M plug220 V, 50 Hz
MyanmarType D Type D plug, Type F Type F plug and Type G Type G plug230 V, 50 Hz
NepalType D Type D plug and Type M Type M plug230 V, 50 Hz
NetherlandsType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
Netherlands AntillesType A Type A plug, Type B Type B plug and Type F Type F plug127 & 220 V, 50 Hz
New CaledoniaType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
NigerType A Type A plug, Type B Type B plug, Type D Type D plug, Type E Type E plug and Type F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
NorwayType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
OmanType G Type G plug240 V, 50 Hz
PakistanType D Type D plug, Type G Type G plug and Type M Type M plug230 V, 50 Hz
Paraguay220 V, 50 Hz
PeruType A Type A plug and Type B Type B plug220 V, 60 Hz
PhilippinesType A Type A plug and Type B Type B plug220 V, 60 Hz
PolandType E Type E plug230 V, 50 Hz
PortugalType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
MoldovaType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
RomaniaType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
RussiaType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
RwandaType J Type J plug230 V, 50 Hz
Saint MartinType F Type F plug120 & 220 V, 60 Hz
St. VincentType A Type A plug, Type E Type E plug, Type G Type G plug, Type I Type I plug and Type K Type K plug230 V, 50 Hz
San MarinoType F Type F plug and Type L Type L plug230 V, 50 Hz
Sao Tome and PrincipeType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
SenegalType D Type D plug, Type E Type E plug and Type K Type K plug230 V, 50 Hz
SerbiaType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
SingaporeType G Type G plug and Type M Type M plug230 V, 50 Hz
SlovakiaType E Type E plug230 V, 50 Hz
SloveniaType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
Somalia220 V, 50 Hz
South AfricaType D Type D plug, Type M Type M plug and Type N Type N plug230 V, 50 Hz
SpainType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
SudanType D Type D plug230 V, 50 Hz
SurinameType F Type F plug127 V, 60 Hz
SwedenType F Type F plug230 V, 50 Hz
SwitzerlandType J Type J plug230 V, 50 Hz
SyriaType E Type E plug and Type L Type L plug220 V, 50 Hz
TajikistanType F Type F plug and Type I Type I plug220 V, 50 Hz
ThailandType A Type A plug, Type B Type B plug, Type F Type F plug and Type O Type O plug220 V, 50 Hz
Timor-LesteType E Type E plug, Type F Type F plug and Type I Type I plug220 V, 50 Hz
Togo220 V, 50 Hz
TunisiaType E Type E plug230 V, 50 Hz
TurkeyType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
TurkmenistanType B Type B plug and Type F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
UkraineType F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
United Arab EmiratesType D Type D plug and Type G Type G plug220 V, 50 Hz
UruguayType F Type F plug, Type I Type I plug and Type L Type L plug230 V, 50 Hz
UzbekistanType I Type I plug220 V, 50 Hz
VanuatuType G Type G plug and Type I Type I plug220 V, 50 Hz
VietnamType A Type A plug and Type F Type F plug220 V, 50 Hz
ZambiaType D Type D plug and Type G Type G plug230 V, 50 Hz