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Countries with the most public holidays in 2014

Countries240

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

Most30Nepal

Median13

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Nepal30

Iran29

Myanmar (Burma)29

Vatican City29

Azerbaijan28

Cambodia25

Kazakhstan24

Sri Lanka23

Armenia22

North Korea21

Thailand21

Kyrgyzstan20

Puerto Rico20

Tanzania20

Brunei19

China19

Lebanon19

Maldives19

Philippines19

Albania18

Argentina18

Bangladesh18

Bhutan18

India18

Latvia18

San Marino18

U.S. Virgin Islands18

Yemen18

Bulgaria17

Cocos (Keeling) Islands17

Most holidays falling on the weekend

Myanmar (Burma)11

Vatican City9

Nepal7

Azerbaijan7

Lebanon7

Madagascar7

Mongolia7

Kazakhstan6

Sri Lanka6

North Korea6

Maldives6

Palestinian Territories6

Eritrea6

Lithuania6

Gabon6

All countries

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

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