Have you ever asked yourself the question, “Which country has the most public holidays?”
Whether you’re just curious or have serious intentions of moving into these countries, you’re not the only one to ask this question. After all, most of us look forward to public holidays because it’s a time that we can spend freely. Some choose to spend it with their family, to travel or to just stay at home and enjoy watching some TV.
But if you live in a first-world country today, you may need to move out and live in other countries abroad after reading this list. This is because this list isn’t what you would expect!
List of the Countries with the Most Public Holidays
If you live in the Philippines, you might think that the country already has a high number of public holidays. But that’s far from the truth as the country is just ranked 6th globally with 18 public holidays.
So, which countries took the top spots and how did the countries from the West do? Let’s take a look at the table below.
| Country | Number of Public Holidays |
| Cambodia | 28 |
| Sri Lanka | 25 |
| India | 21 |
| Argentina | 19 |
| Colombia | 18 |
| Philippines | 18 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 18 |
| Hong Kong | 17 |
| Japan | 16 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 |
| Pakistan | 16 |
| Thailand | 16 |
| Tanzania | 16 |
| Turkey | 16 |
| Bulgaria | 16 |
| Lithuania | 15 |
| Malaysia | 15 |
| Sweden | 15 |
| Austria | 14 |
| Belgium | 14 |
| Chile | 14 |
| Indonesia | 14 |
| Nepal | 14 |
| Norway | 14 |
| Slovakia | 14 |
| South Korea | 14 |
| Taiwan | 14 |
| Germany | 13-10 depending on state |
| Czechia | 13 |
| Finland | 13 |
| Romania | 13 |
| Canada | 12-8 depending on province |
| Greece | 12 |
| South Africa | 12 |
| Uruguay | 12 |
| Australia | 11-14 depending on state |
| New Zealand | 11 |
| Singapore | 11 |
| the Netherlands | 11 |
| United States | 11 |
| Ireland | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 8 |
How does the Philippines Compare to Other Countries on the List?
As we can see from the table above, the Philippines is ranked pretty high. Actually, a lot of Asian countries are ranked highly including the first which is Cambodia. If you’re curious, most of the public holidays in this country are religious observations connected to Buddhism.
The same is true with most other countries on the top of the list such as Sri Lanka, India, and many other religious countries.
What’s surprising however is the fact that the United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom are on the bottom of the list. Guess each country just has its own perks.