Which country has the highest Single Phase Voltage?

Kenya has the highest Single Phase Voltage, at 240, followed by Uganda (240) and Papua New Guinea (240).

Which country has the lowest Single Phase Voltage?

Japan has the lowest Single Phase Voltage, at 100.

What is the median Single Phase Voltage across countries?

The median is 230 across the 220 countries with data.

Where does this electrical plug types by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Electric plugs for each country - Tech Target; Plug, socket & voltage by country - WorldStandards.

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Kenya has the highest Single Phase Voltage (240), followed by Uganda (240) and Papua New Guinea (240). Japan has the lowest (100).

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

230

Middle half 220 – 230

Average

210.0

220 countries

Highest

240

Kenya

Lowest

100

Japan

Data

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230 countries · # = rank by Single Phase Voltage

#
1	Kenya	United Kingdom	G	240	50
1	Uganda	India	G	240	50
1	Papua New Guinea	Australia	I	240	50
1	Oman	United Kingdom	G	240	50
1	Kuwait	United Kingdom	G	240	50
1	Qatar	United Kingdom	G	240	50
1	Fiji	Australia	I	240	50
1	Brunei	—	G	240	50
1	Kiribati	—	I	240	50
1	Seychelles	United Kingdom	G	240	50
1	Tonga	India	I	240	50
1	Cook Islands	Australia	I	240	50
1	Nauru	—	I	240	50
1	Falkland Islands	—	G	240	50
—	Malaysia	United Kingdom	G	230 (often 240 in practice)	50
—	Australia	—	I	230 (often 240 in practice)	50
15	India	—	C, D, M	230	50
15	Indonesia	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Pakistan	India	C, D	230	50
15	Nigeria	United Kingdom	D, G	230	50
15	Iran	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Turkey	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Germany	—	C, F	230	50
15	Tanzania	United Kingdom	D, G	230	50
15	Thailand	United States	A, B, C, O	230	50
15	France	Germany	C, E	230	50
15	South Africa	Germany	C, M, N	230	50
15	Italy	—	C, F, L	230	50
15	Myanmar	United Kingdom	A, C, D, G, I	230	50
15	Sudan	United Kingdom	C, D	230	50
15	Algeria	India	C, F	230	50
15	Iraq	United Kingdom	C, D, G	230	50
15	Spain	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Yemen	United Kingdom	A, D, G	230	50
15	Ukraine	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Poland	Germany	C, E	230	50
15	Ghana	United Kingdom	D, G	230	50
15	Nepal	India	C, D, M	230	50
15	Sri Lanka	India	D, G	230	50
15	Malawi	United Kingdom	G	230	50
15	Zambia	United Kingdom	C, D, G	230	50
15	Senegal	Germany	C, D, E	230	50
15	Romania	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Netherlands	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Cambodia	Germany	A, C, G	230	50
15	Zimbabwe	—	D, G	230	50
15	Rwanda	Germany	C, E, F, G	230	50
15	Bolivia	Germany	A, C	230	50
15	South Sudan	—	C, D	230	50
15	Tunisia	Germany	C, E	230	50
15	Belgium	Germany	C, E	230	50
15	Jordan	United Kingdom	C, D, F, G, J	230	50
15	United Arab Emirates	United Kingdom	G	230	50
15	Sweden	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Czechia	Germany	C, E	230	50
15	Portugal	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Greece	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Israel	—	C, H	230	50
15	Hungary	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Austria	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Switzerland	—	C, J	230	50
15	Sierra Leone	United Kingdom	D, G	230	50
15	Laos	United States	A, B, C, E, F	230	50
15	Libya	United Kingdom	C, L	230	50
15	Bulgaria	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Serbia	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Republic of the Congo	Germany	C, E	230	50
15	Denmark	—	C, E, F, K	230	50
15	Singapore	United Kingdom	G	230	50
15	Lebanon	United Kingdom	C, D, G	230	50
15	Palestine	—	C, H	230	50
15	Norway	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Finland	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Slovakia	Germany	C, E	230	50
15	Ireland	United Kingdom	G	230	50
15	New Zealand	Australia	I	230	50
15	Croatia	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Eritrea	—	C, L	230	50
15	Mongolia	Germany	C, F, Universal	230	50
15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Moldova	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Armenia	—	C, F	230	50
15	Gambia	United Kingdom	G	230	50
15	Lithuania	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Albania	—	C, F	230	50
15	Botswana	United Kingdom	D, G	230	50
15	Slovenia	—	C, F	230	50
15	Latvia	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	North Macedonia	—	C, F	230	50
15	Bahrain	United Kingdom	G	230	50
15	Cyprus	United Kingdom	G	230	50
15	Estonia	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Eswatini	—	M	230	50
15	Mauritius	United Kingdom	C, G	230	50
15	Reunion	—	C, E	230	50
15	Solomon Islands	—	G, I	230	50
15	Bhutan	—	C, D, G	230	50
15	Luxembourg	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Montenegro	—	C, F	230	50
15	Malta	United Kingdom	G	230	50
15	Maldives	India	C, D, G, L	230	50
15	Cape Verde	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Iceland	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Guadeloupe	Germany	C, E	230	50
15	Mayotte	—	C, E	230	50
15	Vanuatu	—	I	230	50
15	Martinique	Germany	C, E	230	50
15	French Guiana	Germany	C, E	230	50
15	Sao Tome and Principe	—	C, F	230	50
15	Samoa	—	I	230	50
15	Saint Lucia	United Kingdom	G	230	50
15	Grenada	United Kingdom	G	230	50
15	Antigua and Barbuda	—	A, B	230	60
15	Isle of Man	United Kingdom	C, G	230	50
15	Andorra	Germany	C, F	230	50
15	Dominica	United Kingdom	D, G	230	50
15	Greenland	Denmark	C, E, F, K	230	50
15	Saint Kitts and Nevis	United Kingdom	D, G	230	60
15	Gibraltar	United Kingdom	G	230	50
15	Liechtenstein	Switzerland	C, J	230	50
15	Monaco	Germany	C, E, F	230	50
15	San Marino	—	C, F, L	230	50
15	Saint Barthelemy	—	C, E	230	60
15	Tuvalu	—	I	230	50
15	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	United States	C, E	230	50
15	Montserrat	United Kingdom	A, B	230	60
15	Tokelau	—	I	230	50
15	Niue	—	I	230	50
15	Vatican City	—	C, F, L	230	50
—	United Kingdom	—	G	220-230	50
128	China	—	A, C, I	220	50
128	Bangladesh	India	A, C, D, G	220	50
128	Russia	Germany	C, F	220	50
128	Ethiopia	Germany	C, F, G	220	50
128	Egypt	Germany	C, F	220	50
128	Philippines	United States	A, B, C	220	60
128	DR Congo	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	Vietnam	Germany	A, B, C	220	50
128	South Korea	—	C, F	220	60
128	Argentina	United Kingdom	C, I	220	50
128	Afghanistan	India	C, F	220	50
128	Angola	Germany	C, F	220	50
128	Morocco	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	Uzbekistan	—	C, F	220	50
128	Mozambique	Germany	C, F, M	220	50
128	Saudi Arabia	United States	G	220	60
128	Peru	United States	A, B, C	220	60
128	Madagascar	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	Ivory Coast	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	Cameroon	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	Niger	Germany	C, D, E	220	50
128	North Korea	—	C, F	220	50
128	Syria	Germany	C, E, L	220	50
128	Mali	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	Burkina Faso	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	Chad	Germany	C, E, F	220	50
128	Kazakhstan	—	C, F	220	50
128	Somalia	Germany	C, G, Universal	220	50
128	Chile	Italy	C, L	220	50
128	Guinea	Germany	C, F	220	50
128	Benin	India	C, E	220	50
128	Burundi	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	Tajikistan	—	C, F	220	50
128	Azerbaijan	—	C, F	220	50
128	Togo	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	Belarus	Germany	C, F	220	50
128	Turkmenistan	—	C, F	220	50
128	Kyrgyzstan	—	C, F	220	50
128	Hong Kong	United Kingdom	G	220	50
128	Paraguay	Germany	A, C	220	50
128	Central African Republic	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	Mauritania	Germany	C, E, F	220	50
128	Georgia	—	C, F	220	50
128	Uruguay	Australia	C, F, L	220	50
128	Namibia	India	D, M	220	50
128	Gabon	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	Lesotho	India	M	220	50
128	Guinea-Bissau	Germany	C, E, F	220	50
128	Equatorial Guinea	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	Timor-Leste	—	C, E, F, I	220	50
128	Djibouti	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	Comoros	—	C, E	220	50
128	Macau	India	G	220	50
128	Western Sahara	—	C, E	220	50
128	New Caledonia	Germany	C, E	220	50
128	French Polynesia	—	C, E	220	60
128	Saint Martin	—	C, E	220	60
128	Wallis and Futuna	—	C, E	220	50
—	Brazil	United States	C, N	127 / 220	60
—	Suriname	Germany	A, B, C, F	127 / 220	60
186	Mexico	United States	A, B	127	60
186	Curacao	—	A, B	127	50
—	Guyana	United Kingdom	A, B, D, G	120 / 240	60
—	Liberia	United Kingdom	A, B, C, F	120 / 220	60
188	United States	—	A, B	120	60
188	Canada	United States	A, B	120	60
188	Venezuela	United States	A, B	120	60
188	Guatemala	United States	A, B	120	60
188	Ecuador	United States	A, B	120	60
188	Dominican Republic	United States	A, B, C	120	60
188	Honduras	United States	A, B	120	60
188	Nicaragua	United States	A, B	120	60
188	El Salvador	United States	A, B	120	60
188	Costa Rica	United States	A, B	120	60
188	Panama	United States	A, B	120	60
188	Puerto Rico	United States	A, B	120	60
188	Bahamas	United States	A, B	120	60
188	Micronesia	—	A, B	120	60
188	Aruba	Germany	A, B, F	120	60
188	Cayman Islands	United States	A, B	120	60
188	Bermuda	United Kingdom	A, B	120	60
188	Turks and Caicos Islands	—	A, B	120	60
188	American Samoa	Australia	A, B, F, I	120	60
188	Marshall Islands	—	A, B	120	60
188	Palau	—	A, B	120	60
209	Trinidad and Tobago	United Kingdom	A, B	115	60
209	Barbados	United States	A, B	115	50
—	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	United Kingdom	A, B, G	110 / 230	50
—	Cuba	United States	A, B, C, L	110 / 220	60
—	Belize	United States	A, B, G	110 / 220	60
211	Colombia	United States	A, B	110	60
211	Taiwan	United States	A, B	110	60
211	Haiti	United States	A, B	110	60
211	Jamaica	United States	A, B	110	50
211	Guam	United States	A, B	110	60
211	United States Virgin Islands	United States	A, B	110	60
211	Sint Maarten	—	A, B	110	60
211	British Virgin Islands	—	A, B	110	60
211	Anguilla	United Kingdom	A, B	110	60
220	Japan	—	A, B	100	50 / 60

What correlates with Single Phase Voltage?

Pearson r against 1,274 other country metrics sharing at least 132 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Single Phase Voltage tend to score higher on these

Single Phase VoltageMains Electricity by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 195
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Residential VoltageVoltage by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 202
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CountContinent With the Most Countries
r = +0.51 · strong · n = 185
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Android Market ShareiPhone Market Share by Country
r = +0.35 · moderate · n = 210
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Sales TaxHighest Taxed Countries
r = +0.30 · moderate · n = 165
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Safety Index Numbeo (100-1)Crime Rate by Country
r = +0.30 · moderate · n = 137
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Single Phase Voltage tend to score lower on these

FrequencyVoltage by Country
r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 207
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FrequencyMains Electricity by Country
r = −0.78 · very strong · n = 194
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Violent Gun Deaths as % of All Deaths IHMEGun Deaths by Country
r = −0.65 · strong · n = 184
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Homicides RateGun Violence by Country
r = −0.62 · strong · n = 193
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Rate of Violent Gun Death IHMEGun Deaths by Country
r = −0.62 · strong · n = 193
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Trichomoniasis RateSTD Rates by Country
r = −0.45 · moderate · n = 190
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Single Phase Voltage?: Kenya has the highest Single Phase Voltage, at 240, followed by Uganda (240) and Papua New Guinea (240).
Which country has the lowest Single Phase Voltage?: Japan has the lowest Single Phase Voltage, at 100.
What is the median Single Phase Voltage across countries?: The median is 230 across the 220 countries with data.
Where does this electrical plug types by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Electric plugs for each country - Tech Target; Plug, socket & voltage by country - WorldStandards.