Plugs and electricity in Kiribati
Kiribati runs at 230 V, 50 Hz, with Type I sockets.
Data status: two general references agree.
What you need, coming from…
Two devices that behave oppositely. A charger takes any supply, so only the plug shape matters. A hair dryer is built for one voltage, and the wrong one destroys it.
| Coming from | Phone or laptop charger | Hair dryer |
|---|---|---|
| Nauru | Nothing needed | Nothing needed |
| Guam | Adapter | Don't bring |
| Marshall Islands | Adapter | Unknown |
| Micronesia | Adapter | Don't bring |
| United States | Adapter | Don't bring |
| China | Nothing needed | Nothing needed |
| Japan | Adapter | Don't bring |
| Australia | Nothing needed | Nothing needed |
Packing something else? Check your exact device →
Socket types used here
Type IType I (AS/NZS 3112) · 3 pins · earthed
Plug photographs from Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized. Credits and licences.
What the two references say
This site grades a country by comparing two general references rather than merging them. Where they disagree we show both and say so, because a reconciled number with the disagreement hidden is the failure mode this whole dataset is built against.
| Wikipedia | worldstandards.eu | |
|---|---|---|
| Voltage | 230 V | 240 V |
| Frequency | 50 Hz | 50 Hz |
| Sockets | Type I | Type I |