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Countries with the most public holidays in 2026

Countries246

Most32Iran

Median14

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Iran32

Nepal32

Vatican City29

Myanmar (Burma)27

Azerbaijan25

Sri Lanka25

Albania23

Thailand23

China22

South Korea22

Taiwan22

Cambodia21

Kyrgyzstan21

North Korea21

Argentina20

Gambia20

Philippines20

Syria20

Yemen20

Colombia19

Kazakhstan19

Lebanon19

Nauru19

Rwanda19

U.S. Virgin Islands19

Zambia19

Anguilla18

Bangladesh18

Brunei18

Bulgaria18

Most holidays falling on the weekend

Nepal9

Vatican City9

Sri Lanka9

Albania8

North Korea8

Bangladesh8

Madagascar8

Slovenia8

Kyrgyzstan7

Syria7

Yemen7

Maldives7

Palestinian Territories7

Bhutan7

South Korea6

All countries

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

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