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Countries with the most public holidays in 2012

Countries239

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

Most30Nepal

Median13

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Nepal30

Vatican City28

Myanmar (Burma)27

Iran26

Sri Lanka26

Cambodia25

Tanzania24

Armenia23

Azerbaijan23

Thailand23

China22

Brunei21

Kazakhstan21

Kyrgyzstan21

Puerto Rico21

Russia21

Argentina20

North Korea20

Northern Mariana Islands20

U.S. Virgin Islands20

Albania19

Bangladesh19

Bulgaria19

Lebanon19

Yemen19

Burundi18

Colombia18

Hungary18

India18

Japan18

Most holidays falling on the weekend

Sri Lanka9

Palestinian Territories9

Lebanon8

Georgia8

Nepal7

Vatican City7

Cambodia7

Tanzania7

Japan7

San Marino7

Latvia7

United Arab Emirates7

Myanmar (Burma)6

Thailand6

Brunei6

All countries

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

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