On the other end of the global chart is Yemen, where workers are entitled to 30 paid annual leave days and 16 paid public holidays, resulting in a world-leading 46 days of total paid leave. That said, the total time off workers are entitled to across the year, based on the average salary, adds just £81 to their bank balances.
Below, we’ve crunched the numbers and rounded up the Europe-specific data – these are the countries across the continent where workers have it the best.

