Which country has the most public holidays in 2028?

Japan, with 16 national public holidays in 2028.

Where does a day of leave stretch furthest in 2028?

New Zealand — about 4.75× days off per day of leave at a fixed 15-day budget.

Holiday league

Public holiday league 2028

In 2028, Japan declares the most national public holidays (16); Japan gets the most on a working day (14); in New Zealand a day of leave stretches furthest (≈4.75× days off).

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Most public holidays

Most public holidays
#	Country	Total	On a workday	Lost to weekend
1	Japan	16	14	2
1	Sweden	16	9	7
3	Austria	15	12	3
3	Finland	15	9	6
5	Italy	13	11	2
5	Portugal	13	10	3
7	Kenya(est.)	12	10	2
7	South Africa	12	10	2
7	Norway	12	9	3
10	New Zealand	11	11	0
10	France	11	9	2
10	Belgium	11	8	3
13	Spain	10	9	1
13	Ireland	10	9	1
13	Denmark	10	7	3
16	United States	9	9	0
16	Germany	9	8	1
16	Netherlands	9	6	3
19	Canada	8	5	3
20	Australia	7	7	0
21	United Kingdom	5	5	0
22	Switzerland	4	3	1

Best this year — lands on a working day

Best this year — lands on a working day
#	Country	Total	On a workday	Lost to weekend
1	Japan	16	14	2
2	Austria	15	12	3
3	Italy	13	11	2
3	New Zealand	11	11	0
5	Portugal	13	10	3
5	Kenya(est.)	12	10	2
5	South Africa	12	10	2
8	Sweden	16	9	7
8	Finland	15	9	6
8	Norway	12	9	3
8	France	11	9	2
8	Spain	10	9	1
8	Ireland	10	9	1
8	United States	9	9	0
15	Belgium	11	8	3
15	Germany	9	8	1
17	Denmark	10	7	3
17	Australia	7	7	0
19	Netherlands	9	6	3
20	Canada	8	5	3
20	United Kingdom	5	5	0
22	Switzerland	4	3	1

Unluckiest this year — lost to a weekend

Unluckiest this year — lost to a weekend
#	Country	Total	On a workday	Lost to weekend
1	Sweden	16	9	7
2	Finland	15	9	6
3	Austria	15	12	3
3	Portugal	13	10	3
3	Norway	12	9	3
3	Belgium	11	8	3
3	Denmark	10	7	3
3	Netherlands	9	6	3
3	Canada	8	5	3
10	Japan	16	14	2
10	Italy	13	11	2
10	Kenya(est.)	12	10	2
10	South Africa	12	10	2
10	France	11	9	2
15	Spain	10	9	1
15	Ireland	10	9	1
15	Germany	9	8	1
15	Switzerland	4	3	1
19	New Zealand	11	11	0
19	United States	9	9	0
19	Australia	7	7	0
19	United Kingdom	5	5	0

Best PTO leverage — most days off per leave day

Days off per day of leave at a fixed 15-day budget, Mon–Fri — a yardstick; your own leverage depends on your real budget.

Best PTO leverage — most days off per leave day
#	Country	Leverage	Days off
1	New Zealand	4.75×	19
2	Japan	4.5×	18
2	South Africa	4.5×	18
2	Ireland	4.5×	18
5	Sweden	4.25×	17
5	Austria	4.25×	17
5	Finland	4.25×	17
5	Italy	4.25×	17
5	Norway	4.25×	17
5	Belgium	4.25×	17
5	Denmark	4.25×	17
5	Spain	4.25×	17
5	Australia	4.25×	17
14	Portugal	4×	16
14	Kenya(est.)	4×	16
14	Germany	4×	16
14	Netherlands	4×	16
14	United States	4×	16
19	France	3.75×	15
19	Canada	3.75×	15
19	United Kingdom	3.75×	15
19	Switzerland	3.75×	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 weekendwhen 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.