Type A plugs & sockets
The Type A plug (Type A) is not earthed (ungrounded). It is used in 40 countries and territories around the world. Below you can see what it looks like, which sockets it fits, and every country where you will find it.




What does a Type A plug fit?
A Type A plug also fits type B sockets, so in those countries you can use it without an adapter.
Countries that use Type A (40)
Tap any country for its full plug, voltage and adapter guide.
- Antigua & BarbudaA, B
- BahamasA, B
- BangladeshA, C, D, G, M
- BarbadosA, B
- BelizeA, B, G
- BoliviaA, C
- CambodiaA, C, G
- CanadaA, B
- ChinaA, C, I
- ColombiaA, B
- Costa RicaA, B
- CubaA, B, C, L
- Dominican RepublicA, B
- EcuadorA, B
- El SalvadorA, B
- GuatemalaA, B
- GuyanaA, B, D, G
- HaitiA, B
- HondurasA, B
- JamaicaA, B
- JapanA, B
- LaosA, B, C, E, F
- Marshall IslandsA, B
- MexicoA, B
- MicronesiaA, B
- MyanmarA, C, D, F, G, I
- NicaraguaA, B
- PalauA, B
- PanamaA, B
- ParaguayA, B, C, N
- PeruA, B, C
- PhilippinesA, B, C
- Saint Kitts and NevisA, B, G
- Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesA, B, G
- SurinameA, B, C, F
- ThailandA, B, C, O
- Trinidad & TobagoA, B
- United StatesA, B
- VenezuelaA, B
- VietnamA, B, C