Which country has the highest Minimum Total Days Paid Leave?

Iran has the highest Minimum Total Days Paid Leave, at 53, followed by Kiribati (46) and Burkina Faso (45).

Which country has the lowest Minimum Total Days Paid Leave?

Nigeria has the lowest Minimum Total Days Paid Leave, at 5.

What is the median Minimum Total Days Paid Leave across countries?

The median is 28.75 across the 184 countries with data.

Where does this average vacation days by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of minimum annual leave by country - Wiki; Annual leave in Poland - what are your rights? - Careers in Poland.

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Average Vacation Days by Country

Name: Average Vacation Days by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Iran has the highest Minimum Total Days Paid Leave (53), followed by Kiribati (46) and Burkina Faso (45). Nigeria has the lowest (5).

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Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 184 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

28.75

Middle half 22 – 34

Average

28.11

184 countries

Highest

Iran

Lowest

Nigeria

Data

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186 countries · # = rank by Minimum Total Days Paid Leave

#
1	Iran	53	26	27
2	Kiribati	46	30	16
3	Burkina Faso	45	30	15
3	Cambodia	45	18	27
3	Andorra	45	31	14
6	United Arab Emirates	44	30	14
6	Bahrain	44	30	14
8	Kuwait	43	30	13
9	Russia	42.5	28.5	14
10	France	42	31	11
10	Luxembourg	42	28.5	11
12	Algeria	41	30	11
12	Malta	41	27	14
14	Sri Lanka	40	20	20
14	Kazakhstan	40	24	16
14	Azerbaijan	40	21	19
14	Panama	40	30	10
14	Albania	40	28	12
19	Georgia	39	24	15
19	Estonia	39	28	12
21	Austria	38	25	13
21	Mauritius	38	22	16
21	Iceland	38	24	14
24	Denmark	37.5	27.5	10
25	Tanzania	37	20	17
25	Yemen	37	22	15
25	Ukraine	37	24	13
25	Syria	37	24	13
25	Romania	37	20	17
25	Benin	37	24	13
25	Lebanon	37	15	22
25	Marshall Islands	37	26	11
33	Spain	36	22	14
33	Poland	36	23	13
33	Finland	36	25	11
33	Armenia	36	20	12
37	India	35	25	10
37	South Korea	35	20	15
37	Afghanistan	35	20	15
37	Madagascar	35	22	13
37	Norway	35	25	10
37	Bosnia and Herzegovina	35	25	10
37	Djibouti	35	25	10
44	Egypt	34	21	17
44	Ivory Coast	34	20	14
44	Sweden	34	25	9
44	Slovakia	34	22.5	14
44	Lithuania	34	20	14
44	Gabon	34	20	14
44	Cyprus	34	20	14
44	Sao Tome and Principe	34	25	9
44	Seychelles	34	21	13
53	Colombia	33	15	18
53	Angola	33	22	11
53	Niger	33	22	11
53	Zimbabwe	33	22	11
53	Guinea	33	22	11
53	Cuba	33	22	9
53	Czechia	33	20	13
53	Hungary	33	20	13
53	Belarus	33	24	9
53	Croatia	33	20	13
53	Slovenia	33	20	13
64	Italy	32	20	12
64	Senegal	32	20	12
64	South Sudan	32	20	12
64	Bulgaria	32	20	12
64	New Zealand	32	20	12
64	Latvia	32	20	12
64	North Macedonia	32	20	12
71	Kenya	31	21	10
71	Zambia	31	20	11
71	Bolivia	31	20	11
71	Portugal	31	22	9
71	Serbia	31	20	11
71	Oman	31	22	9
77	Indonesia	30	12	18
77	Germany	30	20	10
77	Saudi Arabia	30	21	9
77	Australia	30	20	10
77	Chile	30	15	15
77	Burundi	30	17	13
77	Belgium	30	20	10
77	Ireland	30	20	10
77	Equatorial Guinea	30	30	—
77	Suriname	30	12	18
87	Pakistan	29	14	15
87	United Kingdom	29	20	9
87	Argentina	29	10	19
87	Venezuela	29	15	14
87	Greece	29	20	9
87	Botswana	29	15	14
93	Peru	28.5	16.5	12
93	Taiwan	28.5	16.5	12
95	Brazil	28	16	13
95	Uganda	28	15	13
95	Ghana	28	15	13
95	Nepal	28	15	13
95	Netherlands	28	20	8
100	Hong Kong	27.5	10.5	17
101	South Africa	27	15	12
101	Chad	27	24	3
101	Haiti	27	11	16
101	Switzerland	27	20	7
101	Belize	27	14	13
101	Saint Lucia	27	14	13
107	Turkey	26.5	12	14.5
108	Rwanda	26	15	11
108	Jordan	26	14	12
108	Republic of the Congo	26	26	—
108	El Salvador	26	15	11
112	Ethiopia	25	12	13
112	Canada	25	15	10
112	Morocco	25	15	13
112	Guatemala	25	15	10
112	Uruguay	25	20	5
112	Qatar	25	15	10
112	Comoros	25	25	—
119	Myanmar	24	10	14
119	Central African Republic	24	24	—
119	Trinidad and Tobago	24	10	14
122	China	23	10	13
122	Vietnam	23	12	11
122	Ecuador	23	11	12
122	Dominican Republic	23	10	13
122	Grenada	23	10	13
122	Antigua and Barbuda	23	12	11
128	Mali	22	22	—
128	Somalia	22	13	9
128	Togo	22	22	—
128	Libya	22	22	—
128	Paraguay	22	10	12
128	Mauritania	22	15	7
128	Lesotho	22	12	10
128	Guinea-Bissau	22	22	—
128	Fiji	22	10	12
128	Maldives	22	22	—
128	Cape Verde	22	22	—
128	Dominica	22	10	12
140	Singapore	21.5	10.5	11
141	Bangladesh	21	10	11
141	Israel	21	12	9
141	Liberia	21	10	11
141	Gambia	21	21	—
141	Montenegro	21	21	—
141	Samoa	21	10	11
147	Sudan	20	20	—
147	Iraq	20	20	—
147	Kyrgyzstan	20	20	—
147	Nicaragua	20	11	9
147	Namibia	20	20	—
147	Moldova	20	20	—
147	Bahamas	20	10	10
147	Tonga	20	20	—
155	Mexico	19	12	7
155	Thailand	19	6	13
155	Mozambique	19	10	9
155	Malaysia	19	8	11
155	Honduras	19	8	11
155	Papua New Guinea	19	10	9
155	Costa Rica	19	10	9
155	Jersey	19	10	9
163	Cameroon	18	18	—
163	Sierra Leone	18	18	—
163	Brunei	18	7	11
166	Philippines	17	5	12
167	Tunisia	16	10	6
167	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	16	16	—
169	Japan	15	15	—
169	Uzbekistan	15	15	—
169	Laos	15	15	—
169	Mongolia	15	15	—
169	Puerto Rico	15	15	—
169	Solomon Islands	15	15	—
169	Vanuatu	15	15	—
169	Barbados	15	15	—
177	DR Congo	12	12	—
177	Eritrea	12	12	—
177	Timor-Leste	12	12	—
177	Guyana	12	12	—
181	Jamaica	10	10	—
181	San Marino	10	10	—
183	Bhutan	9	9	—
184	Nigeria	5	5	—
—	Malawi	—	18	—
—	Saint Kitts and Nevis	—	12	—

What correlates with Minimum Total Days Paid Leave?

Pearson r against 1,424 other country metrics sharing at least 111 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Minimum Total Days Paid Leave tend to score higher on these

B- Blood TypeBlood Type by Country
r = +0.39 · moderate · n = 120
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AB- Blood TypeBlood Type by Country
r = +0.37 · moderate · n = 120
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A- Blood TypeBlood Type by Country
r = +0.36 · moderate · n = 120
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EPI ScoreEnvironmental Performance Index by Country
r = +0.34 · moderate · n = 170
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Standard VAT Tax RatesVAT Tax by Country
r = +0.34 · moderate · n = 137
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Median IncomeMedian Income by Country
r = +0.33 · moderate · n = 154
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Minimum Total Days Paid Leave tend to score lower on these

Consumer Spending (% of GDP)Consumer Spending by Country
r = −0.35 · moderate · n = 142
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RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 132
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Trichomoniasis RateSTD Rates by Country
r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 180
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Abortion RateAbortion Rates by Country
r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 145
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% Mild BlindnessBlind Population by Country
r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 182
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Crime Index Numbeo (1-100)Crime Rate by Country
r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 138
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Minimum Total Days Paid Leave?: Iran has the highest Minimum Total Days Paid Leave, at 53, followed by Kiribati (46) and Burkina Faso (45).
Which country has the lowest Minimum Total Days Paid Leave?: Nigeria has the lowest Minimum Total Days Paid Leave, at 5.
What is the median Minimum Total Days Paid Leave across countries?: The median is 28.75 across the 184 countries with data.
Where does this average vacation days by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of minimum annual leave by country - Wiki; Annual leave in Poland - what are your rights? - Careers in Poland.