# item.guide
Side-by-Side Comparison Plug Types

Type D vs. Type K

Comparing 2 standards across 5 specifications. 3 key differences identified.

Comparing:
Type D
Type K
Type D →

Type D is the old British 5A standard (BS 546, 1934) -- three large round pins in a triangle. It predates and is completely incompatible with the UK's later Type G, and remains the primary domestic standard in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka today.

View full Type D spec sheet →
Type K →

Type K is Denmark's standard -- two round power pins plus a separate round earth pin mounted on the plug, offset from center. Used exclusively in Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands; EU accession has allowed Schuko (Type F) sockets in Danish homes since the early 1990s.

View full Type K spec sheet →

Specification Comparison Table

5 Parameters
Parameter / Spec
Type D
Type K
Pin Count
3 round pins in a triangle (large, non-coplanar sizing) 2 round power pins + 1 round/D-shaped earth pin (on the plug)
Rated Current
5 A 16 A
Rated Voltage
250 V 250 V
Grounded
Yes Yes
Common Regions
India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Namibia, and roughly 40 countries with British-influenced history Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands (exhaustive -- not used elsewhere)

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