Plugs & voltage in the Maldives
Types D, G, J, K and L · 230 V · 50 Hz
No other country of the 139 uses exactly this combination, Types D, G, J, K and L. The closest match is Ghana (D/G). Type K (DS 60884-2-D1) is rare: besides the Maldives, only Denmark and Senegal use it. Type J (SN 441011) is rare: besides the Maldives, only Jordan, Liechtenstein and Switzerland use it.
Do I need an adapter for the Maldives?
Where are you travelling from?
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 120 V at home.
Plug straight in.
Plug straight in.
Bring an adapter to Types D, G, J, K or L.
Bring an adapter to Types D, G, J, K or L.
Bring an adapter to Types D, G, J, K or L.
Types C and D plugs fit; Type M plugs need an adapter to Types D, G, J, K or L.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 100 V at home.
The power supply
Also in the data
Type L (CEI 23-50) is rare: besides the Maldives, only Chile, Ethiopia, Italy, San Marino and Uruguay use it.
Five socket types are in use here; only 1 country lists more, and Bhutan, Laos and Lebanon also list five.
Type K sockets here also take the E/F hybrid plug common in Europe, but that plug is not earthed in them.
The Maldives has the smallest population of the countries in Southern Asia we cover.
The plug types used here
Guides: Countries with several plug types, ranked · The 15 plug types explained
Source: Wikidata Q826; regions: UN M49 (Southern Asia). Sources & method