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Countries with the most public holidays in 2028

Countries245

2028 is an estimate: calculated from current rules and subject to future changes and one-off holidays.

Most31Nepal

Median13

Fewest4Switzerland

Top 30

Nepal31

Myanmar (Burma)29

Vatican City29

Azerbaijan26

Thailand25

Iran24

Cambodia22

Gambia22

North Korea22

Brunei21

Kyrgyzstan20

U.S. Virgin Islands20

Colombia19

Kazakhstan19

Lebanon19

Syria19

Albania18

Bangladesh18

Bhutan18

Georgia18

Hong Kong SAR China18

India18

Maldives18

Nigeria18

Northern Mariana Islands18

Philippines18

Rwanda18

San Marino18

South Korea18

Timor-Leste18

Most holidays falling on the weekend

Nepal11

Vatican City9

Lebanon9

Cambodia8

Tunisia8

Latvia8

South Sudan8

Türkiye8

Myanmar (Burma)7

Azerbaijan7

Thailand7

Bhutan7

Maldives7

San Marino7

Morocco7

All countries

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

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