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Countries with the most public holidays in 2024

Countries246

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

Most33Azerbaijan

Median14

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Azerbaijan33

Nepal33

Myanmar (Burma)29

Thailand29

Vatican City29

Sri Lanka27

Iran26

Bangladesh23

Cambodia23

North Korea22

China21

Japan21

Kyrgyzstan21

Philippines21

Albania20

Argentina20

Gambia20

Syria20

Uzbekistan20

Brunei19

Gabon19

Indonesia19

Lebanon19

Russia19

South Korea19

U.S. Virgin Islands19

Bhutan18

Colombia18

Georgia18

India18

Most holidays falling on the weekend

Thailand10

Vatican City9

Nepal7

Myanmar (Burma)7

Cambodia7

Japan7

Georgia7

Romania7

Mongolia7

Azerbaijan6

Sri Lanka6

North Korea6

Lebanon6

Palestinian Territories6

Åland Islands6

All countries

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

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