🏖️ Minimum paid vacation days by law in the world's 20 largest economies 1. 🇫🇷 France: 25 2. 🇧🇷 Brazil: ~22 3. 🇪🇸 Spain: ~22 4. 🇩🇪 Germany: 20 5. 🇮🇹 Italy: 20 6. 🇦🇺 Australia: 20 7. 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 20 8. 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 20 9. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 20* 10. 🇷🇺 Russia: ~20 11. 🇰🇷 South Korea: 15 12. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: ~15 13. 🇹🇷 Türkiye: 14 14. 🇲🇽 Mexico: 12 15. 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 12 16. 🇮🇳 India: ~12 17. 🇯🇵 Japan: 10 18. 🇨🇦 Canada: 10 19. 🇨🇳 China: 5 20. 🇺🇸 United States: 0 France guarantees workers 25 paid vacation days a year, the most among the world's 20 largest economies. The United States is the only one with no legal minimum at all. Paid vacation there depends entirely on the employer. Worldwide, 105 countries guarantee at least 20 paid days off a year. Only seven countries, plus the Vatican, have no legal minimum: the US, Gambia and five Pacific island nations (Palau, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru and Tonga). Working days after one year of employment, not counting public holidays. ~ converted from calendar days. *UK: 28 days, which may include the 8 bank holidays. Laws as of January 2026. Source: WORLD Policy Analysis Center; national labour laws; thatonemap. com