Weekly Viz 2025-06-09

PTO Americans vs. Europeans

I have always heard that Europeans have longer PTOs than Americans. But is that true? And if true, how much longer? This week I found a report by New View Strategies on the PTO days comparison and vacation guilt from Americans and Europeans. This report was published in 2022, so the data could be a bit outdated, but I think it still provides a good information and perspective on the vacation culture differences.

My Visualization

This visualization consists of two histograms side by side, comparing the PTO days distribution between Americans and Europeans.

Please notice that all the visualizations are designed for desktop view, so it is recommended to view them on a desktop device.

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Insights

• Europeans tend to have longer PTO than Americans. 44% of the Americans have PTO days fewer than 3 weeks, while 69% of the Europeans have at least 4-weeks PTO;
• The most common PTO duration is 2 weeks for the Americans (26%), but 4 weeks for the Europeans (34%);
• Unlimited PTO is rare for both Americans and Europeans, but slightly higher in the US (5% vs. 4%).

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