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Countries with the most public holidays in 2016

Countries244

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

Most33Nepal

Median13

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Nepal33

Vatican City29

Cambodia28

Myanmar (Burma)28

Iran27

Sri Lanka26

Venezuela26

Azerbaijan23

Thailand23

Kazakhstan21

North Korea21

Philippines21

Brunei20

China20

Armenia19

Bangladesh19

Maldives19

Russia19

Zambia19

Albania18

Argentina18

Bhutan18

Burkina Faso18

Colombia18

Côte d’Ivoire18

India18

Lebanon18

San Marino18

South Korea18

Tanzania18

Most holidays falling on the weekend

Vatican City12

Cambodia11

Nepal10

Philippines10

Myanmar (Burma)9

Tunisia9

Morocco9

South Sudan9

Sri Lanka8

Madagascar8

Bhutan7

Seychelles7

Åland Islands7

Finland7

Latvia7

All countries

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

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