Which country has the most public holidays in 2030?

Japan, with 16 national public holidays in 2030.

Where does a day of leave stretch furthest in 2030?

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

Holiday league

Public holiday league 2030

In 2030, Japan declares the most national public holidays (16); Japan gets the most on a working day (13); in South Africa 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	13	3
1	Sweden	16	11	5
3	Austria	15	10	5
3	Finland	15	10	5
5	Italy	13	9	4
5	Portugal	13	9	4
7	South Africa	12	11	1
7	Kenya(est.)	12	10	2
7	Norway	12	10	2
10	New Zealand	11	11	0
10	France	11	10	1
10	Belgium	11	9	2
13	United States	10	10	0
13	Ireland	10	9	1
13	Denmark	10	8	2
13	Spain	10	7	3
17	Germany	9	9	0
17	Netherlands	9	6	3
19	Canada	8	8	0
20	Australia	7	7	0
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	13	3
2	Sweden	16	11	5
2	South Africa	12	11	1
2	New Zealand	11	11	0
5	Austria	15	10	5
5	Finland	15	10	5
5	Kenya(est.)	12	10	2
5	Norway	12	10	2
5	France	11	10	1
5	United States	10	10	0
11	Italy	13	9	4
11	Portugal	13	9	4
11	Belgium	11	9	2
11	Ireland	10	9	1
11	Germany	9	9	0
16	Denmark	10	8	2
16	Canada	8	8	0
18	Spain	10	7	3
18	Australia	7	7	0
20	Netherlands	9	6	3
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	Austria	15	10	5
1	Finland	15	10	5
4	Italy	13	9	4
4	Portugal	13	9	4
6	Japan	16	13	3
6	Spain	10	7	3
6	Netherlands	9	6	3
9	Kenya(est.)	12	10	2
9	Norway	12	10	2
9	Belgium	11	9	2
9	Denmark	10	8	2
13	South Africa	12	11	1
13	France	11	10	1
13	Ireland	10	9	1
16	New Zealand	11	11	0
16	United States	10	10	0
16	Germany	9	9	0
16	Canada	8	8	0
16	Australia	7	7	0
16	United Kingdom	5	5	0
16	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	South Africa	4.5×	18
1	Denmark	4.5×	18
1	Ireland	4.5×	18
4	Japan	4.25×	17
4	Sweden	4.25×	17
4	Finland	4.25×	17
4	Kenya(est.)	4.25×	17
4	Norway	4.25×	17
4	Belgium	4.25×	17
4	Australia	4.25×	17
11	Austria	4×	16
11	Italy	4×	16
11	Portugal	4×	16
11	United States	4×	16
11	Germany	4×	16
11	Netherlands	4×	16
17	New Zealand	3.8×	19
18	France	3.75×	15
18	Spain	3.75×	15
18	Canada	3.75×	15
18	United Kingdom	3.75×	15
22	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.