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Countries with the most public holidays in 2022

Countries245

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

Most34Nepal

Median14

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Nepal34

Azerbaijan29

Thailand29

Vatican City29

Iran28

Myanmar (Burma)27

Sri Lanka27

China23

Albania22

Argentina22

Kazakhstan22

Kyrgyzstan22

North Korea22

Nigeria21

Tanzania21

Gambia20

Kosovo20

Malaysia20

Philippines20

U.S. Virgin Islands20

Anguilla19

Cambodia19

Guyana19

Kenya19

Russia19

South Korea19

Zambia19

American Samoa18

Bangladesh18

Bhutan18

Most holidays falling on the weekend

Vatican City13

Myanmar (Burma)12

Morocco11

Nepal10

Cambodia10

United Arab Emirates10

Tunisia10

Palestinian Territories9

Madagascar9

South Sudan9

Azerbaijan8

Nigeria8

Kosovo8

Philippines8

Lebanon8

All countries

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

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