A ranking of 55 countries by how many public holidays they observe in 2026 — 588 holidays in all, from Travel Wiki's own holiday calendar.
We count the national public holidays on each country's 2026 calendar in our own holiday dataset (regional and local observances vary and are not counted). A country appears only where we hold a full year's calendar. Part of Travel Wiki's travel data studies.
| # | Country | Public holidays | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 38 | |
| 2 | India | 26 | |
| 3 | Germany | 20 | |
| 4 | Canada | 18 | |
| 5 | Colombia | 16 | |
| 6 | China | 15 | |
| 7 | Peru | 14 | |
| 8 | Argentina | 13 | |
| 9 | Austria | 13 | |
| 10 | Philippines | 13 | |
| 11 | Switzerland | 13 | |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 12 | |
| 13 | Croatia | 12 | |
| 14 | San Marino | 12 | |
| 15 | South Korea | 12 | |
| 16 | Spain | 12 | |
| 17 | Sweden | 12 | |
| 18 | Brazil | 11 | |
| 19 | Monaco | 11 | |
| 20 | Norway | 11 | |
| 21 | Thailand | 11 | |
| 22 | United States | 11 | |
| 23 | Australia | 10 | |
| 24 | Belgium | 10 | |
| 25 | Japan | 10 | |
| 26 | Morocco | 10 | |
| 27 | Romania | 10 | |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 10 | |
| 29 | Andorra | 9 | |
| 30 | Chile | 9 | |
| 31 | Hungary | 9 | |
| 32 | Liechtenstein | 9 | |
| 33 | Malta | 9 | |
| 34 | Portugal | 9 | |
| 35 | South Africa | 9 | |
| 36 | Egypt | 8 | |
| 37 | Iceland | 8 | |
| 38 | Italy | 8 | |
| 39 | Malaysia | 8 | |
| 40 | New Zealand | 8 | |
| 41 | Poland | 8 | |
| 42 | Vietnam | 8 | |
| 43 | Finland | 7 | |
| 44 | France | 7 | |
| 45 | Greece | 7 | |
| 46 | Ireland | 7 | |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 7 | |
| 48 | Mexico | 7 | |
| 49 | Singapore | 7 | |
| 50 | Czechia | 6 | |
| 51 | Denmark | 6 | |
| 52 | Indonesia | 6 | |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 6 | |
| 54 | The Netherlands | 5 | |
| 55 | Turkey | 5 |