# Australia vs United Kingdom: public holidays 2023

> In 2023, Australia has more national public holidays (7 vs 6); more of Australia's land on a working day (7 vs 6); a day of leave stretches furthest in Australia (≈4.25×). Counts are national public holidays only — see "How we count" below.

## How they compare in 2023

| Metric | Australia | United Kingdom |
| ------ | ------- | ------- |
| Public holidays | 7 | 6 |
| Lands on a working day | 7 | 6 |
| Lost to a weekend | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes (in-lieu days) | 0 | 0 |
| PTO leverage | 4.25× | 3.75× |
| Days off unlocked | 17 | 15 |

## 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

- Australia 2023: https://roamgap.ike.work/public-holidays/au/2023
- United Kingdom 2023: https://roamgap.ike.work/public-holidays/gb/2023
- Full holiday league 2023: https://roamgap.ike.work/holiday-league/2023
- Plan your leave: https://roamgap.ike.work/year