Which country has the most public holidays in 2029?

Japan, with 16 national public holidays in 2029.

Where does a day of leave stretch furthest in 2029?

Denmark — about 4.5× days off per day of leave at a fixed 15-day budget.

Holiday league

Public holiday league 2029

In 2029, Japan declares the most national public holidays (16); Japan gets the most on a working day (12); in Denmark a day of leave stretches furthest (≈4.5× days off).

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Most public holidays

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

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	12	4
2	Sweden	16	11	5
2	Austria	15	11	4
2	Kenya(est.)	12	11	1
2	South Africa	12	11	1
2	New Zealand	11	11	0
7	Finland	15	10	5
7	Norway	12	10	2
7	United States	10	10	0
10	Italy	13	9	4
10	Portugal	13	9	4
10	France	11	9	2
10	Ireland	10	9	1
10	Germany	9	9	0
15	Belgium	11	8	3
15	Denmark	10	8	2
15	Spain	10	8	2
18	Netherlands	9	7	2
18	Australia	7	7	0
20	Canada	7	6	1
21	United Kingdom	5	5	0
22	Switzerland	4	4	0

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	11	5
1	Finland	15	10	5
3	Japan	16	12	4
3	Austria	15	11	4
3	Italy	13	9	4
3	Portugal	13	9	4
7	Belgium	11	8	3
8	Norway	12	10	2
8	France	11	9	2
8	Denmark	10	8	2
8	Spain	10	8	2
8	Netherlands	9	7	2
13	Kenya(est.)	12	11	1
13	South Africa	12	11	1
13	Ireland	10	9	1
13	Canada	7	6	1
17	New Zealand	11	11	0
17	United States	10	10	0
17	Germany	9	9	0
17	Australia	7	7	0
17	United Kingdom	5	5	0
17	Switzerland	4	4	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	Denmark	4.5×	18
2	Japan	4.25×	17
2	Norway	4.25×	17
2	South Africa	4.25×	17
2	New Zealand	4.25×	17
2	Ireland	4.25×	17
7	Sweden	4×	16
7	Finland	4×	16
7	Belgium	4×	16
7	United States	4×	16
11	Austria	3.75×	15
11	Italy	3.75×	15
11	Portugal	3.75×	15
11	Kenya(est.)	3.75×	15
11	Germany	3.75×	15
11	Netherlands	3.75×	15
11	Australia	3.75×	15
11	Canada	3.75×	15
11	United Kingdom	3.75×	15
20	France	3.5×	14
20	Spain	3.5×	14
20	Switzerland	3.5×	14

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.