List of countries by number of public holidays

The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non regular special holidays. Sovereign nations and territories observe holidays based on events of significance to their history, such as the National Day. For example, Australians celebrate Australia Day. They vary by country and may vary by year.


Country

 Number of Public Holidays[1]
Cambodia 28
Sri Lanka[2] 25
India 21
Kazakhstan 21
Argentina[3] 19
Colombia 18
Philippines 18
Trinidad and Tobago 18
China 17
Hong Kong 17
Thailand 16
Turkey 16
Pakistan 16
Japan 15
Malaysia 15
Lithuania 15
Sweden 15
Indonesia 14
Chile 14
Slovakia 14
South Korea 14
Austria 14
Belgium 14
Norway 14
Taiwan 14
Nepal 14
Australia 14-11 depending on state
Czechia 13
Finland 13
South Africa 12
Singapore 11
New Zealand 11
United States 9
Germany 13-10 depending on state
United Kingdom[4] 8
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

References
  1. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-most-public-holidays.html
  2. https://publicholidays.lk/2019-dates/
  3. https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/argentina/2020/
  4. https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays
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