As summer draws to a close for the Northern hemisphere, and the Southern hemisphere gears up for the warmer months, you may be longing for more vacation days. Some of us are luckier than others. Countries like the Untied States are notorious for it's lack of vacation time, but some surprising places aren't much better. And what are the best countries for vacation time?

Rankings

Top 10

• 1. Finland - 44 (30 Minimum Paid Vacation Days, 14 Paid public holidays)
• 2. France - 40 (30 / 10)
• 2. Israel - 40 (24 / 16)
• 2. Lithuania - 40 (28 / 12)
• 2. Morocco - 40 (21 / 19)
• 5. UAE - 39 (30 / 9)
• 6. Malta - 38 (24 / 14)
• 6. Estonia - 38 (28 / 10)
• 6. Austria - 38 (25 / 13)
• 7. Egypt - 37 (21 / 16)

Bottom 10

• 1. Thailand - 19 (6 / 13)
• 1. Philippines - 19 (5 / 14)
• 2. Canada - 20 (10 / 10 avg.)
• 3. Vietnam - 22 (14 / 8 )
• 4. USA - 25* (15 / 10)
• 4. Indonesia - 25 (12 / 13)
• 4. Taiwan - 25 (14 / 11)
• 5. Singapore - 26 (14 / 12)
• 5. Hong Kong - 26 (14 / 12)
• 6. Malaysia - 28+ (16 / 12 + state holidays)
• 6. Netherlands - 28 (20 / 8 )
• 6. Pakistan - 28 (14 / 14)
• 6. Romania 28 (21 / 7)
• 6. United Kingdom - 28 (20 / 8 )

*USA - The U.S. is the only developed country without a federal mandate for a minimum number of vacation days. It also honors only 10 public holidays a year, a number that's below the global average. These numbers reflect typical practice among large U.S. firms.

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