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Countries with the most public holidays in 2011

Countries236

Past year: recalculated from the python-holidays rules; one-off holidays declared at the time may be missing.

Most32Nepal

Median13

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Nepal32

Myanmar (Burma)28

Thailand28

Vatican City28

Iran27

Azerbaijan26

Cook Islands25

Sri Lanka25

Cambodia24

Armenia22

China20

Kazakhstan20

Puerto Rico20

Tanzania20

Albania19

Bangladesh19

Lebanon19

Seychelles19

Anguilla18

Argentina18

Bhutan18

Brunei18

Bulgaria18

India18

Kosovo18

Kyrgyzstan18

Maldives18

Nigeria18

San Marino18

U.S. Virgin Islands18

Most holidays falling on the weekend

Nepal12

Vatican City11

Cambodia10

Thailand9

Seychelles9

Tunisia9

Madagascar9

Myanmar (Burma)8

Sri Lanka8

Åland Islands8

Finland8

Latvia8

Morocco8

Azerbaijan7

Kosovo7

All countries

#	Country	Dates	Weekdays	Weekend	3+ day breaks
1	Nepal	32	20	12	6
2	Myanmar (Burma)	28	20	8	4
3	Thailand	28	19	9	12
4	Vatican City	28	17	11	5
5	Iran	27	24	3	3
6	Azerbaijan	26	19	7	8
7	Cook Islands	25	20	5	9
8	Sri Lanka	25	17	8	3
9	Cambodia	24	14	10	6
10	Armenia	22	16	6	9
11	China	20	16	4	8
12	Kazakhstan	20	15	5	9
13	Puerto Rico	20	17	3	14
14	Tanzania	20	17	3	9
15	Albania	19	13	6	8
16	Bangladesh	19	15	4	8
17	Lebanon	19	13	6	5
18	Seychelles	19	10	9	7
19	Anguilla	18	15	3	2
20	Argentina	18	13	5	8
21	Bhutan	18	14	4	5
22	Brunei	18	14	4	2
23	Bulgaria	18	12	6	9
24	India	18	15	3	4
25	Kosovo	18	11	7	9
26	Kyrgyzstan	18	15	3	7
27	Maldives	18	13	5	5
28	Nigeria	18	13	5	8
29	San Marino	18	11	7	5
30	U.S. Virgin Islands	18	15	3	11
31	Botswana	17	11	6	8
32	Burkina Faso	17	12	5	8
33	Colombia	17	13	4	10
34	Côte d’Ivoire	17	11	6	6
35	Equatorial Guinea	17	13	4	7
36	Georgia	17	11	6	5
37	Iraq	17	14	3	6
38	Liechtenstein	17	11	6	4
39	Malawi	17	11	6	8
40	Niger	17	12	5	1
41	North Korea	17	13	4	6
42	Palestinian Territories	17	11	6	3
43	Russia	17	13	4	6
44	Syria	17	13	4	7
45	Tunisia	17	8	9	4
46	Vanuatu	17	11	6	7
47	American Samoa	16	11	5	12
48	British Virgin Islands	16	13	3	10
49	Burundi	16	11	5	7
50	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	16	12	4	7
51	Guyana	16	12	4	8
52	Haiti	16	10	6	6
53	Kiribati	16	13	3	8
54	Madagascar	16	7	9	3
55	St. Lucia	16	12	4	8
56	Trinidad & Tobago	16	12	4	6
57	Tuvalu	16	11	5	9
58	Yemen	16	12	4	4
59	Zambia	16	10	6	7
60	Åland Islands	16	8	8	3
61	Chile	15	8	7	6
62	Christmas Island	15	12	3	8
63	Cyprus	15	10	5	8
64	Eritrea	15	11	4	4
65	Finland	15	7	8	3
66	Gambia	15	10	5	6
67	Gibraltar	15	11	4	10
68	Grenada	15	12	3	8
69	Guadeloupe	15	11	4	5
70	Guam	15	13	2	11
71	Japan	15	14	1	11
72	Latvia	15	7	8	5
73	Mauritius	15	10	5	2
74	Morocco	15	7	8	2
75	Northern Mariana Islands	15	13	2	12
76	Paraguay	15	10	5	1
77	Philippines	15	8	7	5
78	Sierra Leone	15	11	4	7
79	Singapore	15	10	5	6
80	Slovakia	15	10	5	3
81	Slovenia	15	8	7	6
82	South Africa	15	11	4	6
83	Timor-Leste	15	11	4	4
84	Afghanistan	14	12	2	3
85	Andorra	14	11	3	6
86	Bahamas	14	11	3	9
87	Bahrain	14	10	4	5
88	Barbados	14	11	3	7
89	Cayman Islands	14	12	2	10
90	Comoros	14	8	6	3
91	Congo - Kinshasa	14	12	2	0
92	Croatia	14	8	6	4
93	Egypt	14	10	4	3
94	Faroe Islands	14	8	6	6
95	French Polynesia	14	9	5	4
96	Hong Kong SAR China	14	12	2	1
97	Hungary	14	7	7	5
98	Indonesia	14	9	5	1
99	Jordan	14	11	3	5
100	Lithuania	14	8	6	5
101	Malaysia	14	10	4	5
102	Malta	14	10	4	2
103	Martinique	14	9	5	4
104	Monaco	14	10	4	6
105	Nauru	14	11	3	6
106	Pakistan	14	9	5	3
107	Panama	14	9	5	6
108	Senegal	14	10	4	6
109	Serbia	14	9	5	6
110	South Korea	14	11	3	5
111	St. Kitts & Nevis	14	12	2	3
112	St. Vincent & Grenadines	14	11	3	8
113	Togo	14	11	3	5
114	Turkmenistan	14	12	2	6
115	Venezuela	14	11	3	2
116	Wallis & Futuna	14	10	4	5
117	Zimbabwe	14	10	4	6
118	Austria	13	10	3	4
119	Belize	13	8	5	7
120	Benin	13	9	4	5
121	Bolivia	13	8	5	5
122	Cameroon	13	10	3	8
123	Chad	13	9	4	4
124	Djibouti	13	10	3	5
125	Dominica	13	11	2	8
126	Ethiopia	13	9	4	3
127	Gabon	13	8	5	4
128	Ghana	13	8	5	4
129	Guinea	13	6	7	2
130	Iceland	13	8	5	5
131	Isle of Man	13	11	2	8
132	Italy	13	8	5	3
133	Kuwait	13	8	5	3
134	Namibia	13	9	4	6
135	Niue	13	10	3	6
136	North Macedonia	13	10	3	5
137	Peru	13	8	5	2
138	Poland	13	8	5	4
139	Portugal	13	9	4	3
140	Saudi Arabia	13	7	6	2
141	Sint Maarten	13	7	6	4
142	Sweden	13	6	7	3
143	Turks & Caicos Islands	13	11	2	10
144	Uganda	13	8	5	3
145	United Arab Emirates	13	8	5	3
146	Vietnam	13	9	4	5
147	Angola	12	8	4	5
148	Antigua & Barbuda	12	10	2	7
149	Belarus	12	7	5	5
150	Belgium	12	7	5	4
151	Bermuda	12	10	2	8
152	Cape Verde	12	8	4	2
153	Central African Republic	12	8	4	3
154	Curaçao	12	7	5	5
155	Czechia	12	7	5	3
156	Dominican Republic	12	7	5	5
157	Estonia	12	5	7	3
158	French Guiana	12	8	4	4
159	Greece	12	9	3	7
160	Guernsey	12	10	2	8
161	Jersey	12	10	2	8
162	Kenya	12	9	3	5
163	Mali	12	7	5	1
164	Marshall Islands	12	9	3	9
165	Mayotte	12	8	4	4
166	Mozambique	12	7	5	4
167	New Caledonia	12	7	5	4
168	New Zealand	12	8	4	6
169	Norway	12	7	5	3
170	Oman	12	9	3	2
171	Papua New Guinea	12	7	5	6
172	Réunion	12	8	4	4
173	Svalbard & Jan Mayen	12	7	5	3
174	Taiwan	12	10	2	6
175	Tajikistan	12	9	3	4
176	Türkiye	12	7	5	2
177	Algeria	11	9	2	3
178	Aruba	11	8	3	5
179	Denmark	11	7	4	4
180	Ecuador	11	7	4	2
181	France	11	7	4	4
182	French Southern Territories	11	7	4	4
183	Greenland	11	7	4	4
184	Guatemala	11	7	4	2
185	Honduras	11	7	4	3
186	Jamaica	11	8	3	6
187	Lesotho	11	7	4	3
188	Liberia	11	8	3	3
189	Libya	11	7	4	2
190	Moldova	11	6	5	4
191	Montenegro	11	6	5	4
192	Palau	11	8	3	7
193	Romania	11	5	6	5
194	Samoa	11	7	4	6
195	Solomon Islands	11	7	4	5
196	St. Barthélemy	11	7	4	4
197	St. Martin	11	7	4	4
198	St. Pierre & Miquelon	11	7	4	4
199	Sudan	11	8	3	3
200	Suriname	11	7	4	4
201	Tonga	11	9	2	9
202	United States	11	9	2	10
203	Western Sahara	11	8	3	2
204	Bosnia & Herzegovina	10	6	4	5
205	Caribbean Netherlands	10	4	6	2
206	Congo - Brazzaville	10	7	3	4
207	Costa Rica	10	7	3	5
208	Cuba	10	5	5	5
209	Eswatini	10	7	3	3
210	Falkland Islands	10	8	2	5
211	Ireland	10	8	2	6
212	Luxembourg	10	7	3	4
213	Macao SAR China	10	6	4	1
214	Mauritania	10	8	2	3
215	Mongolia	10	8	2	2
216	Netherlands	10	5	5	3
217	Somalia	10	5	5	2
218	U.S. Outlying Islands	10	8	2	9
219	Brazil	9	6	3	1
220	El Salvador	9	4	5	1
221	Germany	9	6	3	4
222	Israel	9	7	2	3
223	Laos	9	6	3	3
224	Nicaragua	9	6	3	1
225	United Kingdom	9	7	2	6
226	Uzbekistan	9	6	3	2
227	Micronesia	8	6	2	5
228	Spain	8	7	1	2
229	Canada	7	5	2	6
230	Mexico	7	4	3	4
231	Qatar	7	6	1	3
232	Australia	6	4	2	2
233	Tokelau	6	5	1	0
234	Uruguay	5	2	3	1
235	Antarctica	4	2	2	0
236	Switzerland	4	2	2	1

Counts are distinct national holiday dates; regional holidays are not included.