Here's how many vacation days the average employee in each country gets:

Via Data via InfoPlease.
Sorry, Americans! But at least you have more vacation days than Chinese workers?
Here's how many hours you work each year, depending on your country:

Average parental leave for full-time employees:

From a 2008 study by The Center for Economic and Policy Research. Sorry, Americans, it's not the norm to get paid leave for taking care of a newborn.
Think taxes are high in America? Here's how much unmarried people in the top-earner bracket are taxed around the world:

Figures from KPMG.
Cheers to us Americans: working hard, not taking vacations, and having little time to raise our kids.
But for the Gatsbys among us: hey, lower tax rates?