Travel Adapters

Interactive guide for what sockets are used in which country:
International Electrotechnical Commission

Universal Type     Accepts plugs from most countries, used in modern hotels and airplanes.



Type G     Used in UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Qatar, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Belize, Kenya, etc.

    

Type I     Used in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Argentina and old China.
New Zealand sockets need a 3 prong adapter: the ground pin is needed to push the safety shutter open.

    


Modern China    Accepts Australian plug, Europlug and 2-pin US plug (non-polarized).
Universally found in hotels and high speed trains.



Type A    Canada, USA, Mexico, Central America




Europe:
Type E, F (Schuko plug), Type C (Europlug)


For this group of plugs and receptacles, pins are round and spaced 19 mm apart.
There are two variants:
4.8 mm diameter pins: Germany, Korea, Spain, Russia, Indonesia, France, Poland, Bangladesh, Denmark, Thailand, etc.
4.0 mm diameter pins: Italy, Switzerland, Brazil, Chile, etc.
Type C plug, known as Europlug (CEE 7/16 Standard) is designed to work with sockets in over 135 countries.
Europlug has a current rating of 2.5 Amperes (small appliances), this is adequate for travel use such as mobile phones.
Europlug design specs:
Europlug has a 10 mm insulated section and the pins are slightly bend towards each other at the free end.


Europlug adapter (fits almost all countries in Europe except UK and Ireland)



Schuko plug adapter
May not fit in all countries in Europe
Current rating up to 16 Amperes




Also see worldstandard.eu (unfortunately with massive overwhelming ads).

India (Type D) and South Africa (Type M) are different from all of the above.
Use Amazon to find the correct adapter.

Here is an overview of all the different plug/socket types:



This website has more precise plug dimensions: Plug dimensions