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Countries with the most public holidays in 2017

Countries245

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

Most32Nepal

Median13

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Nepal32

Vatican City29

Iran28

Cambodia26

Thailand26

Sri Lanka24

Azerbaijan23

Kazakhstan22

Myanmar (Burma)22

Brunei21

North Korea21

Tanzania21

China20

U.S. Virgin Islands20

Armenia19

Lebanon19

Philippines19

Bangladesh18

Bhutan18

Colombia18

Kyrgyzstan18

Maldives18

San Marino18

South Korea18

Argentina17

British Virgin Islands17

Bulgaria17

Chile17

Georgia17

India17

Most holidays falling on the weekend

Cambodia13

Nepal10

Vatican City10

Thailand9

Lebanon8

Latvia8

Tunisia8

Philippines7

Bangladesh7

San Marino7

Afghanistan7

Lithuania7

South Sudan7

Türkiye7

United Arab Emirates7

All countries

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

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