Plugs & voltage in Cameroon
Types C and E · 220 V · 50 Hz
Cameroon shares no plug type with its only neighbour in our data, Nigeria.
Do I need an adapter for Cameroon?
Where are you travelling from?
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
220 V here, 120 V at home.
Bring an adapter to Types C or E.
Plug straight in.
Bring an adapter to Types C or E.
Bring an adapter to Types C or E.
Bring an adapter to Types C or E.
Type C plugs fit; Types D and M plugs need an adapter to Types C or E.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
220 V here, 100 V at home.
The power supply
Also in the data
Cameroon’s plug types, voltage, frequency and subregion are identical to those of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; in our data they differ only in neighbours and population.
Crossing a border
1 neighbour: 1 with none in common.
- NigeriaD/G · 230 VDifferent plugs · same voltage
Same plugs as Cameroon
12 other countries use exactly C/E: 6 in Europe, 5 in Africa and 1 in Asia.
The plug types used here
Guides: The 15 plug types explained
Source: Wikidata Q1009; regions: UN M49 (Sub-Saharan Africa). Sources & method