What plug type is used in Maldives?

Type D, Type G, Type J, Type K and Type L sockets, Type D being the most common.

What is the mains voltage in Maldives?

230 V at 50 Hz. Anything not marked 100-240 V on its own label needs a converter rather than a plug adapter.

This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec

Resorts standardised on Type G, but older buildings in Male still carry a mixture of Type D, J, K and L sockets.

Arriving from the United States or CanadaA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
Arriving from the UK or IrelandPlugs go straight in and the voltage matches. Nothing to pack.
Arriving from most of continental EuropePlugs go straight in and the voltage matches. Nothing to pack.
Arriving from Australia or New ZealandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.

Socket types, voltage and frequency are the nominal domestic supply as published in IEC/TR 60083 and the national standards it lists.

Maldivian resorts standardised on British Type , but older buildings in Male still hold four other socket types.

Sockets in the Maldives are Type at 230 V, 50 Hz in almost every resort, with Type , , and surviving in older buildings.

Resorts are British-standard. The three-pin Type socket is what a water villa has, and most resorts keep adapters at reception.
Male and the local islands are less consistent, with round-pin Danish, Swiss and Italian sockets left from decades of imported fittings.
A Europlug fits some of those older sockets but nothing in a Type room without an adapter.
230 V, so American 120 V-only appliances need a converter.
Guesthouse islands run on diesel generators and voltage sags when the desalination plant starts.

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