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

Type H vs. Type K

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

Comparing:
Type H
Type K
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 →
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 H
Type K
Pin Count
3 pins, Y-shaped arrangement (older: flat; 1989 revision: round, same positions) 2 round power pins + 1 round/D-shaped earth pin (on the plug)
Rated Current
16 A 16 A
Rated Voltage
250 V 250 V
Grounded
Yes Yes
Common Regions
Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip only Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands (exhaustive -- not used elsewhere)

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