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Public Holidays (count)

Number of official public holidays per year higher is better. Sourced from ILO Labour Standards and government sources 2024. Score 99: Cambodia (28 days world highest), score 90: India (21 national+regional), score 80: Colombia/Philippines (18), score 70: Japan/Mexico (16), score 60: Brazil/Germany (1214), score 50: UK/Canada (911), score 40: USA/Netherlands (810), score 20: Canada (8), score 5: Mexico variants. Complements paid vacation days by capturing the total mandatory rest days framework.

#↑ Country↕ Raw Value↕ Score↕
1 Nepal36 36 100
2 Cambodia28 28 92
3 Iran27 27 89
4 Sri Lanka25 25 83
5 Bhutan24 24 79
6 Bangladesh22 22 73
6 Myanmar22 22 73
8 India21 21 70
9 Panama20 20 66
9 Afghanistan20 20 66
11 Puerto Rico18 18 60
11 Colombia18 18 60
11 Philippines18 18 60
14 Hong Kong17 17 57
14 Macau17 17 57
14 Thailand17 17 57
14 Korea Republic17 17 57
14 Malaysia17 17 57
14 San Marino17 17 57
14 Turkmenistan17 17 57
14 Dominican Republic17 17 57
22 Brazil16 16 53
22 Korea DPR16 16 53
22 Argentina16 16 53
22 Mexico16 16 53
22 Mongolia16 16 53
22 Bolivia16 16 53
22 Lebanon16 16 53
22 Pakistan16 16 53
22 Indonesia16 16 53
22 Japan16 16 53
22 Chile16 16 53
33 Mauritius15 15 50
33 Brunei15 15 50
33 Liechtenstein15 15 50
33 Slovakia15 15 50
33 Venezuela15 15 50
33 Romania15 15 50
33 Cyprus15 15 50
33 Georgia15 15 50
33 Peru15 15 50
42 Senegal14 14 47
42 Malta14 14 47
42 Seychelles14 14 47
42 Suriname14 14 47
42 Laos14 14 47
42 Russia14 14 47
42 Egypt14 14 47
42 Andorra14 14 47
42 Tunisia14 14 47
42 Spain14 14 47
42 Kiribati14 14 47
42 Tahiti14 14 47
42 Slovenia14 14 47
42 Cook Islands14 14 47
42 Israel14 14 47
42 Palestine14 14 47
42 Turkey14 14 47
42 Timor-Leste14 14 47
42 New Caledonia14 14 47
42 Nicaragua14 14 47
42 Haiti14 14 47
63 Latvia13 13 43
63 Lithuania13 13 43
63 Yemen13 13 43
63 Gambia13 13 43
63 Germany13 13 43
63 Czech Republic13 13 43
63 Poland13 13 43
63 Guyana13 13 43
63 Kuwait13 13 43
63 Monaco13 13 43
63 Zanzibar13 13 43
63 Bahrain13 13 43
63 Austria13 13 43
63 Iraq13 13 43
63 Ethiopia13 13 43
63 Belize13 13 43
63 Moldova13 13 43
63 Bulgaria13 13 43
63 São Tomé and Príncipe13 13 43
63 Trinidad and Tobago13 13 43
63 Portugal13 13 43
63 Palau13 13 43
63 Comoros13 13 43
63 Serbia13 13 43
63 Bosnia and Herzegovina13 13 43
63 Montenegro13 13 43
63 Croatia13 13 43
63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines13 13 43
63 Iceland13 13 43
92 Estonia12 12 40
92 Syria12 12 40
92 Madagascar12 12 40
92 Nigeria12 12 40
92 Maldives12 12 40
92 Norway12 12 40
92 Mauritania12 12 40
92 Namibia12 12 40
92 Togo12 12 40
92 Congo12 12 40
92 Equatorial Guinea12 12 40
92 Paraguay12 12 40
92 South Africa12 12 40
92 Sudan12 12 40
92 Cameroon12 12 40
92 Zambia12 12 40
92 Curacao12 12 40
92 Nauru12 12 40
92 Marshall Islands12 12 40
92 Oman12 12 40
92 Tanzania12 12 40
92 Kazakhstan12 12 40
92 Kenya12 12 40
92 Gibraltar12 12 40
92 Barbados12 12 40
92 Eritrea12 12 40
92 North Macedonia12 12 40
92 British Virgin Islands12 12 40
92 Antigua and Barbuda12 12 40
92 Grenada12 12 40
92 Niue12 12 40
92 Wallis and Futuna12 12 40
92 Saint Lucia12 12 40
92 Fiji12 12 40
92 Albania12 12 40
92 Saint Kitts and Nevis12 12 40
92 Djibouti12 12 40
92 Italy12 12 40
92 Chinese Taipei12 12 40
92 Costa Rica12 12 40
92 New Zealand12 12 40
92 Papua New Guinea12 12 40
92 Greece12 12 40
92 Vanuatu12 12 40
136 Finland11 11 37
136 Ghana11 11 37
136 Kosovo11 11 37
136 Sweden11 11 37
136 Burkina Faso11 11 37
136 Mali11 11 37
136 Ivory Coast11 11 37
136 Niger11 11 37
136 Angola11 11 37
136 Luxembourg11 11 37
136 Uruguay11 11 37
136 French Guiana11 11 37
136 Singapore11 11 37
136 Liberia11 11 37
136 Chad11 11 37
136 Faroe Islands11 11 37
136 Sierra Leone11 11 37
136 Guinea11 11 37
136 Swaziland11 11 37
136 Zimbabwe11 11 37
136 Saint Pierre and Miquelon11 11 37
136 Qatar11 11 37
136 Aruba11 11 37
136 Libya11 11 37
136 France11 11 37
136 Ukraine11 11 37
136 Bahamas11 11 37
136 Somalia11 11 37
136 Hungary11 11 37
136 Jordan11 11 37
136 Réunion11 11 37
136 Vietnam11 11 37
136 Mozambique11 11 37
136 Honduras11 11 37
136 Malawi11 11 37
136 Algeria11 11 37
136 U.S. Virgin Islands11 11 37
136 Samoa11 11 37
136 American Samoa11 11 37
136 Sint Maarten11 11 37
136 Saint-Martin11 11 37
136 Jamaica11 11 37
136 Micronesia11 11 37
136 Mayotte11 11 37
136 Montserrat11 11 37
136 Armenia11 11 37
136 Guam11 11 37
136 Northern Mariana Islands11 11 37
136 Tonga11 11 37
136 Dominica11 11 37
136 Guatemala11 11 37
136 Martinique11 11 37
136 Guadeloupe11 11 37
136 Ecuador11 11 37
136 El Salvador11 11 37
136 Solomon Islands11 11 37
192 Ireland10 10 34
192 Northern Ireland10 10 34
192 United States10 10 34
192 Belgium10 10 34
192 Canada10 10 34
192 Botswana10 10 34
192 Gabon10 10 34
192 Western Sahara10 10 34
192 Bermuda10 10 34
192 Lesotho10 10 34
192 Central African Republic10 10 34
192 Congo DR10 10 34
192 South Sudan10 10 34
192 Uganda10 10 34
192 Turks and Caicos Islands10 10 34
192 Cuba10 10 34
192 Morocco10 10 34
192 Anguilla10 10 34
192 Azerbaijan10 10 34
192 Kyrgyzstan10 10 34
212 Scotland9 9 30
212 Denmark9 9 30
212 Belarus9 9 30
212 Benin9 9 30
212 Guinea-Bissau9 9 30
212 Tuvalu9 9 30
212 Burundi9 9 30
212 Switzerland9 9 30
212 Uzbekistan9 9 30
212 Rwanda9 9 30
212 Cape Verde9 9 30
212 Cayman Islands9 9 30
212 Tajikistan9 9 30
225 Australia8 8 27
225 England8 8 27
225 Wales8 8 27
225 Netherlands8 8 27
225 United Arab Emirates8 8 27
230 China7 7 24
231 Saudi Arabia2 2 8