Plugs & voltage in Nigeria
Types D and G · 230 V · 50 Hz
The same answers apply to Ghana.
Nigeria shares no plug type with its only neighbour in our data, Cameroon. Nigeria is the most populous country that uses exactly Types D and G. It is the most populous country in Western Africa in our data.
Do I need an adapter for Nigeria?
Where are you travelling from?
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 120 V at home.
Plug straight in.
Bring an adapter to Types D or G.
Bring an adapter to Types D or G.
Bring an adapter to Types D or G.
Bring an adapter to Types D or G.
Type D plugs fit; Types C and M plugs need an adapter to Types D or G.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 100 V at home.
The power supply
Also in the data
In Western Africa, only Ghana uses the same Types D and G, at the same voltage and frequency too; the other 2 do not.
Every country in Western Africa lists the same 230 V.
Crossing a border
1 neighbour: 1 with none in common.
- CameroonC/E · 220 VDifferent plugs · same voltage
Same plugs as Nigeria
4 other countries use exactly D/G: 3 in Africa and 1 in Asia.
The plug types used here
Guides: The 15 plug types explained
Source: Wikidata Q1033; regions: UN M49 (Sub-Saharan Africa). Sources & method