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National public holidays Ranking Map for 179 countries and territories Limited coverage: Countries and territories whose nationwide public holidays are identifiable in the source calendar. 179 countries and territories included; reference period: 2026.
In the available data, El Salvador has the highest recorded value at 25 days (rank #1); Japan ranks #14 at 16 days. Coverage: 179 countries and territories. Reference years: El Salvador 2026; Japan 2026. This counts nationwide public holidays under the source calendar; regional holidays and substitute days may be treated differently.
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Compare national public holidays within the covered dataset. Countries and territories whose nationwide public holidays are identifiable in the source calendar.
Japan 16 days
Japan, world rank 14 for National public holidays, 16 days
Fiji: Not included in this limited dataset Tanzania: 13 days Western Sahara: Not included in this limited dataset Canada: 8 days United States: 10 days Kazakhstan: 13 days Uzbekistan: Not included in this limited dataset Papua New Guinea: 11 days Indonesia: 8 days Argentina: 16 days Chile: 16 days Democratic Republic of the Congo: 11 days Somalia: 4 days Kenya: 10 days Sudan: 4 days Chad: 9 days Haiti: 20 days Dominican Republic: 13 days Russia: 13 days Bahamas: 10 days Falkland Islands: Not included in this limited dataset Norway: 12 days Greenland: 12 days Fr. S. Antarctic Lands: No data Timor-Leste: Not included in this limited dataset South Africa: 12 days Lesotho: 11 days Mexico: 7 days Uruguay: 15 days Brazil: 12 days Bolivia: 12 days Peru: 13 days Colombia: 19 days Panama: 13 days Costa Rica: 11 days Nicaragua: 12 days Honduras: 11 days El Salvador: 25 days Guatemala: 13 days Belize: 14 days Venezuela: 12 days Guyana: 11 days Suriname: 18 days France: 11 days Ecuador: 11 days Puerto Rico: 21 days Jamaica: 10 days Cuba: 9 days Zimbabwe: 13 days Botswana: 11 days Namibia: 13 days Senegal: 9 days Mali: 14 days Mauritania: 4 days Benin: 14 days Niger: 7 days Nigeria: 10 days Cameroon: 8 days Togo: 11 days Ghana: 11 days Côte d’Ivoire: 10 days Guinea: 7 days Guinea-Bissau: 11 days Liberia: 11 days Sierra Leone: 9 days Burkina Faso: 13 days Central African Republic: 12 days Republic of the Congo: 11 days Gabon: 11 days Equatorial Guinea: 10 days Zambia: 16 days Malawi: 11 days Mozambique: 9 days Eswatini: 10 days Angola: 14 days Burundi: 12 days Israel: Not included in this limited dataset Lebanon: Not included in this limited dataset Madagascar: 10 days Palestine: Not included in this limited dataset Gambia: 9 days Tunisia: 8 days Algeria: 5 days Jordan: Not included in this limited dataset United Arab Emirates: Not included in this limited dataset Qatar: Not included in this limited dataset Kuwait: Not included in this limited dataset Iraq: 7 days Oman: Not included in this limited dataset Vanuatu: 14 days Cambodia: 21 days Thailand: Not included in this limited dataset Laos: Not included in this limited dataset Myanmar: Not included in this limited dataset Vietnam: 4 days North Korea: Not included in this limited dataset South Korea: 18 days Mongolia: 10 days India: Not included in this limited dataset Bangladesh: 7 days Bhutan: Not included in this limited dataset Nepal: Not included in this limited dataset Pakistan: Not included in this limited dataset Afghanistan: Not included in this limited dataset Tajikistan: Not included in this limited dataset Kyrgyzstan: Not included in this limited dataset Turkmenistan: Not included in this limited dataset Iran: Not included in this limited dataset Syria: 9 days Armenia: 14 days Sweden: 16 days Belarus: 10 days Ukraine: 11 days Poland: 14 days Austria: 15 days Hungary: 13 days Moldova: 15 days Romania: 16 days Lithuania: 14 days Latvia: 15 days Estonia: 12 days Germany: 9 days Bulgaria: 15 days Greece: 14 days Türkiye: 14 days Albania: 13 days Croatia: 14 days Switzerland: 4 days Luxembourg: 11 days Belgium: 11 days Netherlands: 9 days Portugal: 13 days Spain: 10 days Ireland: 10 days New Caledonia: 13 days Solomon Islands: 9 days New Zealand: 11 days Australia: 6 days Sri Lanka: Not included in this limited dataset China: 6 days Taiwan: Not included in this limited dataset Italy: 13 days Denmark: 10 days United Kingdom: 5 days Iceland: 16 days Azerbaijan: Not included in this limited dataset Georgia: 17 days Philippines: 18 days Malaysia: Not included in this limited dataset Brunei: Not included in this limited dataset Slovenia: 15 days Finland: 15 days Slovakia: 11 days Czechia: 13 days Eritrea: 10 days Japan: 16 days Paraguay: 12 days Yemen: 5 days Saudi Arabia: Not included in this limited dataset Antarctica: No data N. Cyprus: No data Cyprus: 16 days Morocco: 10 days Egypt: 7 days Libya: 5 days Ethiopia: 10 days Djibouti: 3 days Somaliland: No data Uganda: 12 days Rwanda: 13 days Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4 days North Macedonia: 12 days Serbia: 11 days Montenegro: 8 days Kosovo: No data Trinidad and Tobago: 12 days South Sudan: 12 days Japan El Salvador 1 Puerto Rico 2 Cambodia 2 Haiti 4 Colombia 5 Somalia 173 Sudan 173 Vietnam 173 Switzerland 173 Djibouti 179 Argentina Zambia Sweden Georgia Cyprus Move map ⛶ Expand map+ − Reset
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× JPN Top 10% / 2026
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View Japan's profile and all rankings→ National public holidaysRankings 14/179 16 days
Area 377,969 km² World # 63
Population 123,366,734 people World # 12 Did you know? Japan ranks #14 for national public holidays. Switch themes to see how the same country changes across the map.
1 El Salvador 25 days 2 Cambodia 21 days 2 Puerto Rico 21 days 4 Haiti 20 days 5 Colombia 19 days
179 Djibouti 3 days 173 Switzerland 4 days 173 Sudan 4 days 173 Somalia 4 days 173 Vietnam 4 days 02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the National public holidays ranking map Countries and territories whose nationwide public holidays are identifiable in the source calendar. This page orders 179 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.
Top 3 #1 El Salvador (25 days), #2 Cambodia (21 days), #2 Puerto Rico (21 days)
Japan’s position World #14 (16 days)
Data period 2026 All displayed observations use the reference period above. Check the source and definition before interpreting small differences.
03 / FULL RANKING
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National public holidays Full ranking179 countries #10 U.S. Virgin Islands 17 days Profile #32 British Virgin Islands 14 days Profile #32 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 14 days Profile #48 Dominican Republic 13 days Profile #48 St. Kitts and Nevis 13 days Profile #68 Antigua and Barbuda 12 days Profile #68 Central African Republic 12 days Profile #68 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 12 days Profile #68 Trinidad and Tobago 12 days Profile #92 Republic of the Congo 11 days Profile #92 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11 days Profile #92 St. Martin (French part) 11 days Profile #92 Turks and Caicos Islands 11 days Profile #121 Equatorial Guinea 10 days Profile #153 Sao Tome and Principe 8 days Profile #173 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 days Profile