Plugs & voltage in Malaysia

Type G · 230 V · 50 Hz

Crossing into Indonesia and Thailand means a different plug: no socket type matches. In South-eastern Asia, only Brunei and Singapore use the same Type G (Singapore also at the same voltage and frequency); the other 7 do not. Next door the nominal figure varies within the same range: Thailand lists 220 V and Brunei lists 240 V, while Indonesia shares the 230 V used here.

Type G

230 V ∼ 50 Hz

Do I need an adapter for Malaysia?

Where are you travelling from?

US & CanadaUK & IrelandEuropeAustralia & NZChinaIndiaJapan

Adapter, and mind the voltage.

230 V here, 120 V at home.

Plug straight in.

Fits

Bring an adapter to Type G.

Adapter, and mind the voltage.

230 V here, 100 V at home.

From Malaysia to anywhere · Any country to Malaysia

The power supply

230 V mains voltage

100–127 V220–240 V

50 Hz frequency

50 Hz

Also in the data

How we checked it: Wikidata lists 240 V, but the Energy Commission sets 230 V as the nominal voltage under MS IEC 60038 since 1 January 2008.

Crossing a border

3 neighbours: 1 with the same plugs and 2 with none in common.

BruneiG · 240 VSame plugs · same voltage
IndonesiaC/F · 230 VDifferent plugs · same voltage
ThailandA/B/C/O · 220 VDifferent plugs · same voltage

Same plugs as Malaysia

15 other countries use exactly G: 8 in Asia, 4 in Africa and 3 in Europe. Next door: Brunei.

The plug type used here

Type G3 pins · earthed

Guides: The 15 plug types explained

Source: Wikidata Q833, corrected against a cited source; regions: UN M49 (South-eastern Asia). Sources & method