Plugs & voltage in Zimbabwe
Types D and G · 220 V · 50 Hz
Crossing into Mozambique and South Africa means a different plug: no socket type matches. In Eastern Africa, only Tanzania uses the same Types D and G; the other 10 do not. Next door the nominal figure varies within the same range: Botswana, South Africa and Zambia list 230 V, while Mozambique shares the 220 V used here.
Do I need an adapter for Zimbabwe?
Where are you travelling from?
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
220 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.
220 V here, 100 V at home.
The power supply
Crossing a border
4 neighbours: 2 sharing at least one type and 2 with none in common.
- BotswanaD/G/M · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- MozambiqueC/F/M · 220 VDifferent plugs · same voltage
- South AfricaC/M/N · 230 VDifferent plugs · same voltage
- ZambiaC/D/G · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
Same plugs as Zimbabwe
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 Q954; regions: UN M49 (Sub-Saharan Africa). Sources & method