work-life-balance

Austria mandates 30 days of statutory annual leave plus 13 public holidays — among the highest total paid leave entitlements on earth. France requires 30 working days. The United States is the only wealthy country with no federal paid vacation mandate. Here are the countries with the most generous paid leave.

Cambodia has 28 public holidays — the most of any country in the world. Sri Lanka has 25. India recognises 3 national and up to 39 regional public holidays. Here are the countries with the most public holidays and what drives the differences.

German workers put in about 1,334 hours a year, the fewest in the OECD, while Denmark, Norway and Sweden follow close behind. Here is how working time, paid leave and parental leave compare across rich countries, and what the numbers can and cannot tell you.

Workers in Cambodia average 2,456 hours per year — among the longest in the world. That's compared to 1,349 in Germany. The difference between the most and least worked nations is more than a full year of extra work. Here's where people work most, least, and why the gap has grown.