# Germany vs United States: public holidays 2020

> In 2020, Germany and United States tie on national public holidays (9 each); more of United States's land on a working day (9 vs 7); a day of leave stretches furthest in United States (≈4×). Counts are national public holidays only — see "How we count" below.

## How they compare in 2020

| Metric | Germany | United States |
| ------ | ------- | ------- |
| Public holidays | 9 | 9 |
| Lands on a working day | 7 | 9 |
| Lost to a weekend | 2 | 0 |
| Substitutes (in-lieu days) | 0 | 0 |
| PTO leverage | 3.75× | 4× |
| Days off unlocked | 15 | 16 |

## How we count

National public holidays only — regional, bank, optional and observance days are excluded so the count is comparable across countries. A holiday is lost to a weekend when it falls on a Saturday or Sunday under a Mon–Fri workweek; substitutes are the in-lieu days some countries grant to give it back, counted here as real days off. Leverage runs our optimizer at a fixed 15-day PTO budget, Mon–Fri, and reads the best plan's days off per leave day — a yardstick so countries compare like-for-like, not a promise; your own leverage depends on your real budget. Forward years may include estimated lunar or observed dates.

## Related

- Germany 2020: https://roamgap.ike.work/public-holidays/de/2020
- United States 2020: https://roamgap.ike.work/public-holidays/us/2020
- Full holiday league 2020: https://roamgap.ike.work/holiday-league/2020
- Plan your leave: https://roamgap.ike.work/year