How Much Vacation is Enough?

How does vacation time compare in countries throughout the world? Maybe Americans don't want to know!

Check out these figures of U.S. workers' annual average vacation time compiled by the Travel Industry Association of America, Washington DC: 

30%   4 or more weeks 
17%   3 weeks 
25%   2 weeks 
21%   1 week  
7%     None 

Compare this to the average vacation time in other countries:

Japan             25 days 
South Korea    25 days 
Canada          26 days 
U.K.               28 days 
Brazil             34 days 
Germany        35 days 
France            37 days 
Italy               42 days