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Countries with the most public holidays in 2023

Countries246

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

Most38Nepal

Median14

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Nepal38

Iran29

Vatican City29

Thailand28

Azerbaijan27

Sri Lanka26

Myanmar (Burma)25

Kyrgyzstan22

North Korea22

Philippines22

China21

Gambia21

U.S. Virgin Islands21

Argentina20

Cambodia20

Taiwan20

Bangladesh19

Kazakhstan19

Latvia19

Lebanon19

Brunei18

Colombia18

Egypt18

India18

Maldives18

Northern Mariana Islands18

Palestinian Territories18

Papua New Guinea18

Puerto Rico18

San Marino18

Most holidays falling on the weekend

Nepal11

Cambodia11

Vatican City10

Sri Lanka10

Bangladesh8

Latvia8

Palestinian Territories8

Papua New Guinea8

Thailand7

Myanmar (Burma)7

Maldives7

San Marino7

Tunisia7

Bhutan7

Lithuania7

All countries

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

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