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Countries with the most public holidays in 2020

Countries245

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

Most29Azerbaijan

Median13

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Azerbaijan29

Sri Lanka29

Vatican City29

Iran26

Thailand26

China25

Nepal25

Cambodia24

Albania23

Brunei23

Kazakhstan23

Tanzania23

Myanmar (Burma)22

Kyrgyzstan21

North Korea21

Argentina20

Philippines20

Rwanda20

Vanuatu20

Bangladesh19

Lebanon19

Russia19

Anguilla18

Armenia18

Colombia18

India18

Japan18

Maldives18

Nauru18

Palestinian Territories18

Most holidays falling on the weekend

North Korea10

Vatican City9

Myanmar (Burma)9

Nepal8

Albania8

Brunei8

Lebanon8

Palestinian Territories8

Madagascar8

Slovenia8

Kyrgyzstan7

Bangladesh7

Iraq7

Lithuania7

Mauritius7

All countries

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

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