US workers get and take precious little time off work. On average private sector workers in the US get 9 paid vacation days and 6 holidays a year. Experts fear that those numbers could decline. Amazingly 1 in 4 US workers get not paid leave or holidays at all.

In Europe many workers are entitled to at least 20 days of annual paid leave (25 to 30 days are actually more common). Canadians get 18 days and the workaholic Japanese get 10 days. 137 countries mandate some paid leave for workers, including Algeria, Djibouti, Niger and Latvia.

A growing movement in the US to change the situation is gathering steam, insisting that that quality time off from work keeps workers happier and healthier.

Here is a table of paid vacation days and holidays mandated by governments around the world