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Countries with the most holidays
Which country gets the most public holidays? In 2026, El Salvador counts 26 nationwide holidays, while Vietnam stops at 4. The table below ranks 166 countries and territories and shows, for each, a holiday that barely exists anywhere else.
Full ranking: nationwide public holidays in 2026
| # | Country or territory | Nationwide holidays in 2026 | Calendar highlight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador | 26 | Día de la Cru (3. Mai) |
| 2 | Cambodia | 21 | ទិវាជ័យជម្នះលើរបបប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ (7. Januar) |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 21 | Día de Reyes (6. Januar) |
| 4 | Haiti | 20 | Jour des Aieux (2. Januar) |
| 5 | Colombia | 19 | Sagrado Corazón (15. Juni) |
| 6 | South Korea | 18 | 3·1절 (2. März) |
| 7 | Philippines | 18 | Araw ng Kagitingan (9. April) |
| 8 | San Marino | 18 | Feast of Saint Agatha (5. Februar) |
| 9 | Suriname | 18 | Three Kings Day (6. Januar) |
| 10 | United States Virgin Islands | 18 | Transfer Day (31. März) |
| 11 | Faroe Islands | 17 | Ólavsøkuaftan (28. Juli) |
| 12 | Georgia | 17 | ნათლისღება (19. Januar) |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 17 | 農曆年初二 (18. Februar) |
| 14 | Romania | 17 | Sfântul Ion (7. Januar) |
| 15 | Argentina | 16 | Día Nacional de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia (24. März) |
| 16 | Åland Islands | 16 | Självstyrelsedagen (9. Juni) |
| 17 | Chile | 16 | Día de las Glorias Navales (21. Mai) |
| 18 | Cyprus | 16 | Καθαρή Δευτέρα (23. Februar) |
| 19 | Iceland | 16 | Sumardagurinn fyrsti (23. April) |
| 20 | Japan | 16 | 成人の日 (12. Januar) |
| 21 | Liechtenstein | 16 | Mariä Lichtmess (2. Februar) |
| 22 | Latvia | 16 | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes sapulces sasaukšanas diena (1. Mai) |
| 23 | Moldova | 16 | Day of Veterans of the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies (23. Februar) |
| 24 | Sweden | 16 | Sveriges nationaldag (6. Juni) |
| 25 | Zambia | 16 | Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday (28. April) |
| 26 | Austria | 15 | Staatsfeiertag (1. Mai) |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 15 | Ден на валутната смяна (2. Januar) |
| 28 | Finland | 15 | Juhannusaatto (19. Juni) |
| 29 | Greece | 15 | Καθαρά Δευτέρα (23. Februar) |
| 30 | Slovenia | 15 | Prešernov dan (8. Februar) |
| 31 | Uruguay | 15 | Desembarco de los 33 Orientales (19. April) |
| 32 | Vatican City | 15 | Maria Santissima Madre di Dio (1. Januar) |
| 33 | Andorra | 14 | Mare de Déu de Meritxell (8. September) |
| 34 | Anguilla | 14 | James Ronald Webster Day (2. März) |
| 35 | Albania | 14 | Dita e Verës (16. März) |
| 36 | Armenia | 14 | Եղեռնի զոհերի հիշատակի օր (24. April) |
| 37 | Angola | 14 | Dia de Ano Novo (Ponte) (2. Januar) |
| 38 | Benin | 14 | Traditional Day (10. Januar) |
| 39 | Belize | 14 | George Price Day (15. Januar) |
| 40 | Curaçao | 14 | Curaçao Nationale Vlag en Volkslied Dag (2. Juli) |
| 41 | Croatia | 14 | Dan antifašističke borbe (22. Juni) |
| 42 | Lithuania | 14 | Lietuvos valstybės atkūrimo diena (16. Februar) |
| 43 | Mali | 14 | Leylatoul Qadr (Roughly Date) (15. März) |
| 44 | Malta | 14 | In-Nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl (10. Februar) |
| 45 | Poland | 14 | Święto Pracy (1. Mai) |
| 46 | Sint Maarten | 14 | Sint Maarten Day (11. November) |
| 47 | Türkiye | 14 | Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün (20. März) |
| 48 | British Virgin Islands | 14 | Lavity Stoutt's Birthday (9. März) |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 13 | International Women’s Day (8. März) |
| 50 | Czechia | 13 | Den upálení mistra Jana Husa (6. Juli) |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 13 | Día de Reyes (6. Januar) |
| 52 | Grenada | 13 | Indian Arrival Day (1. Mai) |
| 53 | Guatemala | 13 | Army Day (30. Juni) |
| 54 | Hungary | 13 | Nemzeti ünnep (15. März) |
| 55 | Italy | 13 | Festa del Lavoro (1. Mai) |
| 56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13 | Buckley's Uprising Day (28. Januar) |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 13 | Наурыз мейрамы (21. März) |
| 58 | Martinique | 13 | Fête Victor Schœlcher (21. Juli) |
| 59 | Namibia | 13 | Cassinga Day (4. Mai) |
| 60 | Panama | 13 | Separation Day (3. November) |
| 61 | Peru | 13 | Día de Santa Rosa de Lima (30. August) |
| 62 | Portugal | 13 | Restauração da Independência (1. Dezember) |
| 63 | Russia | 13 | День России (12. Juni) |
| 64 | Seychelles | 13 | The Feast of the Immaculate Conception (8. Dezember) |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 13 | Robert Mugabe National Youth Day (21. Februar) |
| 66 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | National Day of Prayer (10. September) |
| 67 | Aruba | 12 | Dag van Betico Croes (25. Januar) |
| 68 | Barbados | 12 | Errol Barrow Day (21. Januar) |
| 69 | Saint Barthélemy | 12 | Abolition de l'Esclavage (9. Oktober) |
| 70 | Bolivia | 12 | Fiesta de la Virgen de Candelaria (2. Februar) |
| 71 | Brazil | 12 | Dia de Tiradentes (21. April) |
| 72 | Dominica | 12 | Community Service Day (4. November) |
| 73 | Estonia | 12 | kevadpüha (1. Mai) |
| 74 | French Guiana | 12 | Armistice de 1918 (11. November) |
| 75 | Gibraltar | 12 | Workers' Memorial Day (28. April) |
| 76 | Greenland | 12 | Ullortuneq (21. Juni) |
| 77 | Guadeloupe | 12 | Abolition de l'Esclavage (27. Mai) |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 12 | Thanksgiving (5. Oktober) |
| 79 | Monaco | 12 | La Sainte Dévote (27. Januar) |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 12 | Ден на Републиката, Den na Republikata (2. August) |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 12 | Air Force Day (1. Februar) |
| 82 | Norway | 12 | Skjærtorsdag (2. April) |
| 83 | Paraguay | 12 | Independencia (14. Mai) |
| 84 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 12 | Andre juledag (26. Dezember) |
| 85 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12 | JAGS McCartney Day (25. Mai) |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | Spiritual Baptist Shouter Liberation Day (30. März) |
| 87 | Uganda | 12 | Archbishop Janani Luwum Day (16. Februar) |
| 88 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 | Carnival Tuesday (17. Februar) |
| 89 | Venezuela | 12 | Proclamación de la Independencia (19. April) |
| 90 | South Africa | 12 | National Women's Day (10. August) |
| 91 | Belgium | 11 | Nationale feestdag (21. Juli) |
| 92 | Bahamas | 11 | Majority Rule Day (12. Januar) |
| 93 | Botswana | 11 | Sir Seretse Khama Day (1. Juli) |
| 94 | DR Congo | 11 | Martyrs Day (4. Januar) |
| 95 | Congo | 11 | Fête de la Réconciliation (10. Juni) |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 11 | Día de Juan Santamaría (11. April) |
| 97 | Ecuador | 11 | Batalla de Pichincha (24. Mai) |
| 98 | France | 11 | Victoire 1945 (8. Mai) |
| 99 | Gabon | 11 | Renovation Day (12. März) |
| 100 | Ghana | 11 | Founders Day (21. September) |
| 101 | Guyana | 11 | Arrival Day (5. Mai) |
| 102 | Honduras | 11 | America's Day (14. April) |
| 103 | Cayman Islands | 11 | Ash Wednesday (18. Februar) |
| 104 | Liberia | 11 | National Decoration Day (11. März) |
| 105 | Lesotho | 11 | Moshoeshoe Day (11. März) |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 11 | Europadag (9. Mai) |
| 107 | Saint Martin | 11 | Abolition de l'Esclavage (28. Mai) |
| 108 | Montserrat | 11 | Festival Day (31. Dezember) |
| 109 | Malawi | 11 | John Chilembwe Day (15. Januar) |
| 110 | New Zealand | 11 | Waitangi Day (6. Februar) |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | 11 | Repentance Day (26. August) |
| 112 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 11 | Armistice (11. November) |
| 113 | Palau | 11 | Senior Citizens Day (5. Mai) |
| 114 | Serbia | 11 | Dan državnosti Srbije (16. Februar) |
| 115 | Singapore | 11 | Hari Raya Puasa (21. März) |
| 116 | Slovakia | 11 | Deň vzniku Slovenskej republiky (1. Januar) |
| 117 | Togo | 11 | Martyrs' Day (21. Juni) |
| 118 | Tuvalu | 11 | Te Aso o te Tala Lei (11. Mai) |
| 119 | Ukraine | 11 | День перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війні (8. Mai) |
| 120 | Samoa | 11 | Lotu a Tamaiti (12. Oktober) |
| 121 | Bermuda | 10 | Bermuda Day (22. Mai) |
| 122 | Caribbean Netherlands | 10 | King's Birthday (27. April) |
| 123 | Belarus | 10 | Радунiца (21. April) |
| 124 | Ivory Coast | 10 | National Peace Day (15. November) |
| 125 | Denmark | 10 | Skærtorsdag (2. April) |
| 126 | Spain | 10 | Asunción (15. August) |
| 127 | Ireland | 10 | Lá Fhéile Bríde (2. Februar) |
| 128 | Isle of Man | 10 | Senior Race Day (12. Juni) |
| 129 | Jamaica | 10 | Ash Wednesday (18. Februar) |
| 130 | Kenya | 10 | Madaraka Day (1. Juni) |
| 131 | Morocco | 10 | Takdim watikat al-istiqlal (11. Januar) |
| 132 | Madagascar | 10 | Martyrs' Day (29. März) |
| 133 | Mongolia | 10 | Наадам (1. Juni) |
| 134 | Nigeria | 10 | Democracy Day (12. Juni) |
| 135 | United States | 10 | Washington's Birthday (16. Februar) |
| 136 | Cuba | 9 | Triunfo de la Revolución (1. Januar) |
| 137 | Germany | 9 | Tag der Deutschen Einheit (3. Oktober) |
| 138 | Falkland Islands | 9 | Peat Cutting Day (5. Oktober) |
| 139 | Guernsey | 9 | Early May Bank Holiday (1. Mai) |
| 140 | Gambia | 9 | Africa Day (25. Mai) |
| 141 | Jersey | 9 | Early May Bank Holiday (4. Mai) |
| 142 | Mozambique | 9 | Dia do Heroi Nacional (3. Februar) |
| 143 | Netherlands | 9 | Koningsdag (27. April) |
| 144 | Niue | 9 | Takai Commission Holiday (2. Januar) |
| 145 | Sierra Leone | 9 | Armed Forces Day (18. Februar) |
| 146 | Senegal | 9 | All Saints' Day (1. November) |
| 147 | Canada | 8 | Victoria Day (18. Mai) |
| 148 | Cameroon | 8 | Youth Day (11. Februar) |
| 149 | Indonesia | 8 | Hari Lahir Pancasila (1. Juni) |
| 150 | Montenegro | 8 | Dan državnosti (13. Juli) |
| 151 | Tunisia | 8 | عيد الجلاء (15. Oktober) |
| 152 | Bangladesh | 7 | শহিদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস (21. Februar) |
| 153 | Egypt | 7 | عيد الثورة 25 يناير (25. Januar) |
| 154 | Guinea | 7 | Africa Day (25. Mai) |
| 155 | Mexico | 7 | Natalicio de Benito Juárez (16. März) |
| 156 | Niger | 7 | Concord Day (24. April) |
| 157 | Pitcairn Islands | 7 | Bounty Day (23. Januar) |
| 158 | Australia | 6 | Australia Day (26. Januar) |
| 159 | China | 6 | 春节 (17. Februar) |
| 160 | Bahrain | 5 | اليوم الرياضي (22. Februar) |
| 161 | Algeria | 5 | Amazigh New Year (12. Januar) |
| 162 | United Kingdom | 5 | Early May Bank Holiday (4. Mai) |
| 163 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | Praznik rada (1. Mai) |
| 164 | Switzerland | 4 | Bundesfeier (1. August) |
| 165 | Mauritania | 4 | Africa Day (25. Mai) |
| 166 | Vietnam | 4 | Ngày Giải phóng miền Nam, thống nhất đất nước (30. April) |
Why this ranking lies (a little)
El Salvador leads with 26 nationwide holidays, followed by Cambodia (21) and Puerto Rico (21). At the other end, Vietnam rests on only 4 dates valid across the whole country. The measuring stick needs care though: the count above includes only nationwide holidays, the ones valid across the entire territory. A regional holiday applies to a few states or provinces: in Germany, Epiphany on January 6 is a day off in just three states; in Brazil, each of the 5,000 plus municipalities still adds its patron saint and city anniversary on its own.
Three more traps distort any comparison. First, status: Brazilian Carnival, which the world assumes is a holiday, is officially an optional day off. Second, calendar luck: in most countries a fixed date holiday that lands on a weekend simply evaporates, while the United Kingdom and the United States shift the day off to Monday. Third, lunar calendars: Islamic, Jewish and Chinese dates move every year and are sometimes confirmed at the last minute. The same country can climb or drop several positions from one year to the next without changing a single law.
Source: Nager.Date (MIT), snapshot of 2026-07-09, covering 166 countries and territories for 2026. Regional and municipal holidays vary and stay out of the nationwide count.
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