Sockets

The Global Guide To Plugging In

If you're planning on traveling the world whenever the pandemic finally comes to an end, you better make sure you have a proper travel adaptor in your rucksack. As well as incredible linguistic and cultural diversity, the planet also has a multitude of different sockets and this can prove a nightmare for the ill-prepared. The following infographic attempts to provide a global guide to plugging in by visualizing the major outlet types in use in different countries.

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This chart shows the most commonly used electrical outlets worldwide in 2020

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Monthly electricity prices in selected EU countries 2020-2024
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Monthly wholesale electricity prices in Germany 2019-2024
U.S. residential retail price of electricity 2024, by state
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Average monthly electricity prices in Great Britain 2013-2024
Per capita electricity consumption worldwide 2023, by selected country
Residential electricity price growth in the U.S. 2000-2025

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