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Plugs & voltage in Laos

Types A, B, C, E and F · 230 V · 50 Hz

No other country of the 139 uses exactly this combination, Types A, B, C, E and F. The closest match is Vietnam (A/C/F). Sockets here take plugs from countries on the other voltage range, so a plug that fits is no sign the supply matches. Five socket types are in use here; only 1 country lists more, and Bhutan, Lebanon and the Maldives also list five.

Type AType BType CType EType F

230 V ∼ 50 Hz

Do I need an adapter for Laos?

Where are you travelling from?

Plugs fit, but the voltage is different.

230 V here, 120 V at home.

Bring an adapter to Types A, B, C, E or F.

Plug straight in.

Bring an adapter to Types A, B, C, E or F.

Bring an adapter to Types A, B, C, E or F.

Type A plugs fit; Type I plugs need an adapter to Types A, B, C, E or F.

Bring an adapter to Types A, B, C, E or F.

Type C plugs fit; Types D and M plugs need an adapter to Types A, B, C, E or F.

Plugs fit, but the voltage is different.

230 V here, 100 V at home.

From Laos to anywhere · Any country to Laos

The power supply

230 V mains voltage
50 Hz frequency
50 Hz

Also in the data

Plugs from US & Canada, Continental Europe and Japan fit without an adapter.

Next door the nominal figure varies within the same range: China, Thailand and Vietnam list 220 V, while Cambodia and Myanmar share the 230 V used here.

Crossing a border

5 neighbours: 5 sharing at least one type.

  • CambodiaA/C/G · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
  • ChinaA/C/I · 220 VShares a type · same voltage
  • MyanmarC/D/F/G · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
  • ThailandA/B/C/O · 220 VShares a type · same voltage
  • VietnamA/C/F · 220 VShares a type · same voltage

The plug types used here

Type A2 pins · unearthedType B3 pins · earthedType C2 pins · unearthedType E2 pins · earthedType F2 pins · earthed

Guides: When the plug fits but the voltage doesn’t · Countries with several plug types, ranked

Source: Wikidata Q819; regions: UN M49 (South-eastern Asia). Sources & method