Type G plug
A Type G plug has 3 pins — three rectangular pins in a triangle; plug contains a fuse, earthed by earth pin. It is used in 37 of the 139 countries covered (3rd most common), home to about 1.19 billion people.
- Standard
- BS 1363
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Pins
- 3
- Earthed
- Yes
- The plug goes into
- Type G sockets
- The socket takes
- Type G plugs
Where Type G is used
37 countries; in 16 of them it is the only plug type in use.
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cambodia, Cyprus, Ghana, Hong Kong, Iraq, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macau, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Bold: Type G is the only plug type in use.
Type G and Type D
Type D is the type most often listed alongside Type G: 17 countries use both. Type G has 3 pins and is earthed; Type D has 3 and is earthed. Neither plug fits the other’s socket.
Type G without Type D: Bahrain, Brunei, Cambodia, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Ireland, Kenya, Kuwait, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.
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