Type A Plug — 57 Countries That Use It (2026)

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Countries that use the Type A plug

Country	Plug types	Voltage	Frequency
American Samoa	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Anguilla	A B	110 V / 120 V / 127 V / 240 V	60 Hz
Antigua and Barbuda	A B	230 V	60 Hz
Aruba	A B F	127 V	60 Hz
Bahamas	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Bangladesh	A C D G	220 V	50 Hz
Barbados	A B	115 V	50 Hz
Belize	A B G	110 V / 220 V	60 Hz
Bermuda	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Bolivia	A B C	230 V	50 Hz
British Virgin Islands	A B	110 V	60 Hz
Cambodia	A C G	230 V	50 Hz
Canada	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Cayman Islands	A B	120 V	60 Hz
China	A I	220 V	50 Hz
Colombia	A B	120 V / 208 V / 240 V	60 Hz
Costa Rica	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Cuba	A B C L	110 V	60 Hz
Curacao	A B F	127 V	50 Hz
Dominican Republic	A B C	120 V	60 Hz
Ecuador	A B	120 V	60 Hz
El Salvador	A B	115 V	60 Hz
French Polynesia	A B C E F	110 V / 220 V	50 Hz / 60 Hz
Guam	A B	110 V	60 Hz
Guatemala	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Guyana	A B D G	190 V / 240 V	60 Hz
Haiti	A B	110 V	60 Hz
Honduras	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Jamaica	A B	110 V	50 Hz
Japan	A B	100 V / 200 V / 210 V	50 Hz / 60 Hz
Laos	A B C E F	230 V	50 Hz
Lebanon	A B C D G	220 V	50 Hz
Liberia	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Mexico	A B	120 V / 127 V	60 Hz
Micronesia	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Montserrat	A B	230 V	60 Hz
Myanmar	A C D F G I	230 V	50 Hz
Nicaragua	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Niger	A B C D E F	220 V	50 Hz
Palau	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Panama	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Paraguay	A B C N	220 V	50 Hz
Peru	A B C	220 V	60 Hz
Philippines	A B C	230 V	60 Hz
Puerto Rico	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Saint Kitts and Nevis	A B D G	230 V	60 Hz
Saint Lucia	A B G	240 V	50 Hz
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	A B G	230 V	50 Hz
Sint Maarten	A B	120 V / 127 V / 220 V	60 Hz
Taiwan	A B	110 V / 220 V	60 Hz
Thailand	A B C O	230 V	50 Hz
Trinidad and Tobago	A B	115 V / 230 V	60 Hz
United States	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Venezuela	A B	120 V	60 Hz
Vietnam	A B C F	220 V	50 Hz
Virgin Islands	A B	110 V / 190 V	60 Hz
Yemen	A D G	240 V	50 Hz

Data: Wikipedia — Mains electricity by country (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Frequently asked questions

Which countries use the Type A plug?

57 countries: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands and Cambodia and more.

What does a Type A plug look like?

It has two flat parallel pins.

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Countries that use the Type A plug

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