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Countries with the most public holidays in 2019

Countries245

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

Most29Cambodia

Median13

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Cambodia29

Vatican City28

Iran25

Sri Lanka25

Thailand25

Azerbaijan24

Myanmar (Burma)23

Nepal23

Japan22

North Korea22

Philippines22

Tanzania21

Argentina20

Kazakhstan20

Bangladesh19

Brunei19

Guyana19

India19

Kyrgyzstan19

Lebanon19

Albania18

Bhutan18

Cocos (Keeling) Islands18

Maldives18

Palestinian Territories18

San Marino18

Syria18

U.S. Virgin Islands18

Venezuela18

China17

Most holidays falling on the weekend

Sri Lanka9

Cambodia8

Vatican City8

Thailand7

Myanmar (Burma)7

India7

Georgia7

Ethiopia7

Nepal6

Guyana6

Lebanon6

Indonesia6

Liechtenstein6

Eritrea6

Malta6

All countries

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

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