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

Type H vs. Type N

Comparing 2 standards across 7 specifications. 7 key differences identified.

Comparing:
Type H
Type N
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 N →

Type N is used in two places -- Brazil and South Africa -- but they are genuinely different implementations, not one standard: Brazil's NBR 14136 uses two different pin-diameter variants and skips a shutter requirement that South Africa's SANS 164-2 (closer to the source IEC 60906-1 spec) includes.

View full Type N spec sheet →

Specification Comparison Table

7 Parameters
Parameter / Spec
Type H
Type N
Pin Count
3 pins, Y-shaped arrangement (older: flat; 1989 revision: round, same positions) 3 round pins in a triangle (symmetrical layout)
Grounded
Yes Yes, both implementations
Common Regions
Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip only Brazil (exclusively) and South Africa (exclusively) -- used nowhere else as a primary standard
Rated Current
16 A —
Rated Voltage
250 V —
Rated Current (Brazil)
— 10 or 20 (4.0mm or 4.8mm pins respectively) A
Rated Current (South Africa)
— 16 (uniform 4.5mm pins) A

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