Which country has the highest Residential Voltage?

Kenya has the highest Residential Voltage, at 240, followed by Uganda (240) and Yemen (240).

Which country has the lowest Residential Voltage?

Japan has the lowest Residential Voltage, at 100.

What is the median Residential Voltage across countries?

The median is 230 across the 213 countries with data.

Where does this voltage by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: World plugs - International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

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Voltage by Country

Name: Voltage by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Kenya has the highest Residential Voltage (240), followed by Uganda (240) and Yemen (240). Japan has the lowest (100).

Infrastructure & Energy222 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Jul 26, 2025Original page

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World plugs - International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

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Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 213 countries.

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

208.6

213 countries

Highest

240

Kenya

Lowest

100

Japan

Data

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222 countries · # = rank by Residential Voltage

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

What correlates with Residential Voltage?

Pearson r against 1,309 other country metrics sharing at least 128 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Residential Voltage tend to score higher on these

Single Phase VoltageElectrical Plug Types by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 202
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Single Phase VoltageMains Electricity by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 189
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CountContinent With the Most Countries
r = +0.47 · moderate · n = 184
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Minimum Driving AgeMinimum Driving Age by Country
r = +0.36 · moderate · n = 130
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Sales TaxHighest Taxed Countries
r = +0.32 · moderate · n = 167
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Fertility Rate - Age 30-34Total Fertility Rate
r = +0.29 · weak · n = 211
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Opposite directions

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

Frequency (Hz)Electrical Plug Types by Country
r = −0.80 · very strong · n = 209
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FrequencyMains Electricity by Country
r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 192
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Violent Gun Deaths as % of All Deaths IHMEGun Deaths by Country
r = −0.60 · strong · n = 181
Plot
Homicides RateGun Violence by Country
r = −0.58 · strong · n = 191
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Rate of Violent Gun Death IHMEGun Deaths by Country
r = −0.58 · strong · n = 191
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Asylum OtherAsylum Approval Rate by Country
r = −0.52 · strong · n = 130
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Residential Voltage?: Kenya has the highest Residential Voltage, at 240, followed by Uganda (240) and Yemen (240).
Which country has the lowest Residential Voltage?: Japan has the lowest Residential Voltage, at 100.
What is the median Residential Voltage across countries?: The median is 230 across the 213 countries with data.
Where does this voltage by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: World plugs - International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).