Countries with the longest vacations in the world

The number of days of paid leave that an employer is obliged to provide to its employees is regulated at the legislative level in most countries of the world, that is, the state guarantees its citizens a minimum paid leave.

We have prepared a list of countries with the longest paid holidays in the world, compiled on the basis of data collected by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CERP).

31 days of paid leave is guaranteed by French law. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

In the UK, everyone is entitled to 28 days paid leave. (Photo: Associated Press)

In Norway, every employee is entitled to 27 days paid leave. (Photo: Moment Editorial / Getty Images)

Denmark: at least 25 days of paid leave must be provided to employees by each employer in the country. (Photo: Getty Images)

Finland has a minimum paid leave of 25 days. (Photo: Getty Images)

The paid leave guaranteed by the laws of Sweden is 25 days. (Photo: Anselmo Sousa / flickr.com )

Austria also has a 35-day vacation guaranteed by the state. (Photo: Associated Press)

8. 35 days of vacation are allowed to residents of Portugal. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

In Spain, everyone is entitled to a 34-day paid vacation. (Photo: Pau Barrena / Demotix / Corbis)

Italy guarantees its citizens 31 days of paid leave. (Photo: Getty Images)

Belgium is a country where everyone is entitled to a 30-day vacation. (Photo: Associated Press)

Germany also guarantees its citizens 30 days of compulsory paid leave. (Photo: Getty Images)

New Zealand: every resident there is guaranteed a 30-day paid vacation. (Photo by Douglas Pearson / Getty Images)

Ireland guarantees its citizens 29 days of paid leave. (Photo by Patricia Ronan / Getty Images)

In Australia, everyone is entitled to 28 days paid leave. As in Of Russia. (Photo: Getty Images)

In Greece, by law, everyone is entitled to a 26-day vacation. (Photo by Matteo Colombo / Getty Images)

In the Netherlands, the laws guarantee a 20-day paid vacation. (Photo: Redferns / Getty Images)

Switzerland: in this country, every resident can count on 20 days of paid vacation. (Photo: UIG / Getty Images)

In Canada, laws require employers to provide paid leave to employees for at least 19 days. (Photo: Ascent Xmedia / Getty Images)

The Japanese are undoubtedly a country of workaholics. Here, the state has established a minimum paid vacation of 10 days. Interestingly, taking an entire vacation is considered bad form among the Japanese, despite the fact that this is the most overworked nation on the planet. (Photo: Tomohiro Ohsumi / Bloomberg)

0 days of paid vacation — such "guarantees" can only be in the USA. In the largest economy in the world, there are no laws under which citizens would be entitled to a guaranteed vacation. The number of paid vacation days in this country is decided solely by the employer. That is, an employee can hypothetically stay without a vacation. (Photo: Jordan Siemens / Corbis)