Plugs & voltage in Panama
Types A and B · 110 V · 60 Hz
Both of its neighbours use exactly the same plugs: Colombia and Costa Rica. Panama has the smallest population of the countries in Central America we cover. All 7 countries in Central America use Types A and B.
Do I need an adapter for Panama?
Where are you travelling from?
Plug straight in.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
110 V here, 230 V at home.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
110 V here, 230 V at home.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
110 V here, 230 V at home.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
Type A plugs fit; Type I plugs need an adapter to Types A or B.
110 V here, 220 V at home.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
110 V here, 230 V at home.
Plug straight in.
The power supply
Also in the data
Its plug types, voltage, frequency and subregion are identical to those of Honduras; in our data they differ only in neighbours and population.
Only 6 of the 139 countries list a nominal 110 V, an uncommon value.
Next door the nominal figure is 120 V in every case, against 110 V here.
Sources give different nominal figures here: Wikidata lists 110 V, the Wikipedia country table 120 V. This page uses the Wikidata figure; both are in the 100–127 V range, so the adapter and voltage answers do not change.
Crossing a border
2 neighbours: 2 with the same plugs.
- ColombiaA/B · 120 VSame plugs · same voltage
- Costa RicaA/B · 120 VSame plugs · same voltage
Same plugs as Panama
20 other countries use exactly A/B: 18 in the Americas and 2 in Asia. Next door: Colombia and Costa Rica.
The plug types used here
Guides: 230 V vs 120 V countries · The 15 plug types explained
Source: Wikidata Q804; regions: UN M49 (Latin America and the Caribbean). Sources & method