Which plug adaptor do I need when travelling from Afghanistan to St. Vincent (Winward Islands)?

Summary

The table below summarises the plug types, voltage and frequency of electrical current in both Afghanistan and St. Vincent (Winward Islands).

	Afghanistan	St. Vincent (Winward Islands)
Plug Types	C, D, F	A, C, E, G, I, K
Voltage	240V	230V
Frequency of electrical current	50Hz	50Hz

Plug Adaptors

In Afghanistan there's more than one plug type in use.

What type of plug does your appliance have?

Type C
Type D
Type F

Your Appliance has Plug Type C

In St. Vincent (Winward Islands) there's more than one socket type in use. You may require more than one adaptor.

Adaptor 1 of 5

Socket Type C
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type A
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 2 of 5

Socket Type C
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type E
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 3 of 5

Socket Type C
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type G
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 4 of 5

Socket Type C
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type I
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 5 of 5

Socket Type C
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type K
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

St. Vincent (Winward Islands) also uses Socket Type C, which is used in Afghanistan. If using an appliance that has a Type C Plug in the Type C Sockets of St. Vincent (Winward Islands), you will not need an adaptor.

Your Appliance has Plug Type D

In St. Vincent (Winward Islands) there's more than one socket type in use. You may require more than one adaptor.

Adaptor 1 of 6

Socket Type D
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type A
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 2 of 6

Socket Type D
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type C
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 3 of 6

Socket Type D
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type E
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 4 of 6

Socket Type D
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type G
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 5 of 6

Socket Type D
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type I
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 6 of 6

Socket Type D
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type K
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Your Appliance has Plug Type F

In St. Vincent (Winward Islands) there's more than one socket type in use. You may require more than one adaptor.

Adaptor 1 of 6

Socket Type F
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type A
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 2 of 6

Socket Type F
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type C
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 3 of 6

Socket Type F
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type E
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 4 of 6

Socket Type F
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type G
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 5 of 6

Socket Type F
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type I
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Adaptor 6 of 6

Socket Type F
(Afghanistan) to Plug Type K
(St. Vincent (Winward Islands))

Considerations

Voltage

The voltages found in Afghanistan (240V) and St. Vincent (Winward Islands) (230V) are not exactly the same, but the difference is tolerable, so you should not need a transformer.

Good to know

Frequency of Electrical Current

The frequency found in Afghanistan and St. Vincent (Winward Islands) is exactly the same (50Hz). Timing devices and appliances that use motors will function as expected under this frequency.

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