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💼 Career
Do I get enough vacation?
See how your paid time off compares to global standards.
days
PTO + vacation days (not sick days)
How much vacation is normal?
The US is the only developed country with no legally mandated paid vacation. Most Europeans get 20–30 days by law. Even in countries with generous laws, many workers don't use all their days.
Statutory minimum + average actual vacation days
- France: 25 days legal minimum (average taken: 30)
- Germany: 20 days minimum (average taken: 28)
- Spain: 22 days minimum (average taken: 25)
- United Kingdom: 28 days minimum (including bank holidays)
- Australia: 20 days minimum (average taken: 18)
- Brazil: 30 days minimum
- Canada: 10 days minimum (average taken: 15)
- Japan: 10 days minimum (average taken: 10 of 18 given)
- South Korea: 15 days minimum (average taken: 12)
- United States: 0 days mandated (average given: 15, average taken: 11)
The vacation usage gap
Americans leave an average of 4.6 vacation days unused each year — that's 768 million unused days nationwide. Fear of falling behind at work is the #1 reason cited.