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

Type D vs. Type H

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

Comparing:
Type D
Type H
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 H →

Type H is Israel's own standard, used almost nowhere else -- one of the most geographically limited plug types in the world. A 1989 round-pin revision replaced the original flat-pin design, and modern sockets accept both, plus the ungrounded Europlug.

View full Type H spec sheet →

Specification Comparison Table

5 Parameters
Parameter / Spec
Type D
Type H
Pin Count
3 round pins in a triangle (large, non-coplanar sizing) 3 pins, Y-shaped arrangement (older: flat; 1989 revision: round, same positions)
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 Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip only

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