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Countries chosen based on GDP, location (such as New Zealand and Mexico), and if they have a high number of paid days off (such as Austria and Iceland)
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Also can cross reference this list with:
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Page 5 here: https://cepr.net/images/stories/reports/no-vacation-nation-2019-05.pdf
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First chart here: https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2022/09/01/americans-are-terrible-at-taking-vacations-why-are-us-workers-so-bad-at-taking-time-off/
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Also here: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/15/statista-how-far-behind-us-is-in-paid-time-off-compared-to-the-world.html
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Wikipedia has a long list, but may be out-dated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_annual_leave_by_country
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countryminimum annual leave notesinclude?
minimum annual leave
paid holidays
total paid days off
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Spain30 calendar days or 25 work daysy251439
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-spain_en
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Austria5 weeks (25 working days)y251338
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-austria_en
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Iceland24 working daysy241337
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-iceland_en
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France5 weeks (25 working days)y251136
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-france_en
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Denmark5 weeks (25 working days)y251136
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-denmark_en
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Sweden25 working daysy251136
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-sweden_en
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Norway25 working daysy251035
https://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/travmain.sectionReport1?p_lang=en&p_structure=2&p_sc_id=1368&p_sc_id=1694&p_sc_id=1390&p_sc_id=1717&p_countries=REG4&p_start=21&p_increment=10
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Portugal22 working daysy221335
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-portugal_en
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New Zealand4 weeks (20 working days)y201232
https://www.employment.govt.nz/leave-and-holidays/
https://www.employment.govt.nz/leave-and-holidays/public-holidays/public-holidays-and-anniversary-dates/
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Australia4 weeks (20 working days)y201030
https://business.gov.au/people/employees/employees-pay-leave-and-entitlements#:~:text=Annual%20leave%20also%20known%20as,soon%20as%20they%20accumulate%20it.
https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/public-holidays/2023-public-holidays
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Germany24 days (counts Saturday, so 20 for 5-day work week)y201030
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-germany_en
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South Korea15 working daysy151530
https://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/travmain.sectionReport1?p_lang=en&p_structure=2&p_sc_id=1368&p_sc_id=1694&p_sc_id=1390&p_sc_id=1717&p_countries=REG3&p_start=11&p_increment=10
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Switzerland4 weeks (20 working days)y20929
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-switzerland_en
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United Kingdom28 working days (includes bank holidays)y28028
https://www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights
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Netherlands4 weeks (20 working days)y20828
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-netherlands_en
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Turkey14 days for 1-5 years of service (counts Saturday)y121426
https://web.archive.org/web/20160302110605/http://www.wageindicator.org/documents/decentworkcheck/europe/Decentworkcheck-Turkey-English.pdf
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Canada
2 weeks (10 days) after 1 year of continuous employment
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https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/workplace/federal-labour-standards/vacations-holidays.html
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Mexico6 daysy6713
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mexican-paid-vacation-doubles-twelve-230250322.html
https://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/travmain.sectionReport1?p_lang=en&p_structure=2&p_sc_id=1368&p_sc_id=1694&p_sc_id=1390&p_sc_id=1717&p_countries=REG5&p_start=21&p_increment=10
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Japan10 daysy10010
https://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/travmain.sectionReport1?p_lang=en&p_structure=2&p_sc_id=1368&p_sc_id=1694&p_sc_id=1390&p_sc_id=1717&p_countries=REG3&p_start=11&p_increment=10
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United States0y000
https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/workhours/vacation_leave
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Belgium4 weeks (20 working days)201030
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-belgium_en
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Solvakia4 weeks (20 working days)201535
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-slovakia_
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Czechia4 weeks (20 working days)201333
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-austria_en
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Estonia4 weeks (20 working days)201131
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-estonia_en
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Finland2.5 days per month (25 working days)251136
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-finland_en
https://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/travmain.sectionReport1?p_lang=en&p_structure=2&p_sc_id=1368&p_sc_id=1694&p_sc_id=1390&p_sc_id=1717&p_countries=REG4&p_start=1&p_increment=10
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Greece4 weeks (20 working days)201131
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-greece_en
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Luxembourg26 working days261137
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-luxembourg_en
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Hungary20 working days201131
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-hungary_en
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Ireland4 weeks (20 working days)201030
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-ireland_en
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Italy4 weeks (20 working days)201030
https://presidenza.governo.it/ufficio_cerimoniale/cerimoniale/giornate.html
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-italy_en
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Poland20 working days201333
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-poland_en
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Slovenia4 weeks (20 working days)201333
https://eures.ec.europa.eu/living-and-working/living-and-working-conditions/living-and-working-conditions-slovenia_en
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