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Countries with the most public holidays in 2015

Countries241

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

Most29Nepal

Median14

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Nepal29

Vatican City29

Iran27

Myanmar (Burma)27

Cambodia26

Azerbaijan25

Sri Lanka24

Tanzania24

Armenia22

China22

Kazakhstan21

North Korea21

Albania20

Bangladesh20

Brunei20

Lebanon20

Thailand20

India19

Maldives19

Palestinian Territories19

Philippines19

Syria19

Taiwan19

Anguilla18

Bhutan18

Bulgaria18

Colombia18

Iraq18

Kyrgyzstan18

Morocco18

Most holidays falling on the weekend

Vatican City9

Bangladesh9

Palestinian Territories9

North Korea8

Iraq8

Madagascar8

Slovenia8

Myanmar (Burma)7

Lebanon7

Maldives7

Syria7

Taiwan7

Jordan7

Djibouti7

Nepal6

All countries

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

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