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Countries with the most public holidays in 2021

Countries245

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

Most33Nepal

Median14

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Nepal33

Vatican City29

Azerbaijan28

Iran28

Thailand27

Sri Lanka25

China24

Tanzania23

U.S. Virgin Islands23

Albania22

North Korea22

Cambodia21

Gambia21

Kazakhstan21

Myanmar (Burma)21

Puerto Rico21

Zambia21

Anguilla20

Russia20

Rwanda20

American Samoa19

Argentina19

Bangladesh19

Guam19

Guyana19

Kyrgyzstan19

Lebanon19

Northern Mariana Islands19

Taiwan19

Bhutan18

Most holidays falling on the weekend

Nepal11

Vatican City10

Madagascar9

Slovenia9

Albania8

Romania8

South Sudan8

Belarus8

Sweden8

North Korea7

Bangladesh7

Chile7

Haiti7

Lithuania7

Åland Islands7

All countries

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

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