You will also find this plug in Japan, China or other countries such as Canada, Bahamas, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Yemen, Laos, Taiwan, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica…

Of course, while they are all Type A, they are not all the same and the voltage varies from country to country.

Type-C plug

The ones you always use, ours, the European ones. Two round pins, two slots. The one you have in Spain on all your devices and in most European countries. In this case, you do not need to buy an adapter if you are traveling to a country where this type of plug is used.

We find it in European countries, China, Egypt, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Madagascar, Morocco, Bangladesh, South Korea, Iran, Lebanon, Mongolia, Nepal, Mauritius…

G type plug

The other usual ones are a type G plug and one of those adapters you’ll probably have used or seen. If you travel to the UK you need it. They are three rectangular holes. Smaller vertical hole and two others, in parallel.

We need it if we will be traveling to Great Britain or Ireland but also to other countries around the world such as Dominica, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Singapore, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Cyprus, Malta, Brunei, Qatar, Gambia , Kenya, Malawi, Falkland Islands, Saint Lucia, Seychelles, Uganda..

It is very easy to find this type of adapter and is one that should always be on hand if we are going to travel.

Other plug types

There are many other types of plugs. Up to fifteen different ones and you should know what they are and what they look like when you travel. Some are very specific and not nearly as widespread just like the Type O plug used in Thailand and exclusive to this country with three round holes placed in a triangular shape. Or the N type plug used in some countries such as Brazil and South Africa but not in other parts of the world.

They are many and very different and all you have to do is look specifically for the information of the country you are going to visit to also find out the voltage under which they work. Also, there may be countries that allow two different types or are only compatible with the other: the L plug used in Chile or Cuba is compatible with C, for example.