Go to the beach! (B2M Productions/Getty Images)

Well, you might say it’s the folks who live in these six countries: United States, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, which are colored an alarming red on Expedia.com’s map of vacation deprivation.

According to Expedia’s study, in 2011, workplaces in the United States, South Korea and Japan gave out the fewest vacation days per year to employees. In Japan, workers only received about 11 days total per year, and then they only used about five of those days on average. Plus, out of everyone surveyed, the Japanese were the most likely to check their work e-mail and voicemail while on vacation. In the U.S., employees got a few more days on average per year than the Japanese — about 14 — but wound up taking just 12. In the U.S., not using vacation time was more about money than anything else. Thirty-four percent said they just couldn’t afford a vacation.

Meanwhile, folks in countries like France, Spain, Denmark and Brazil are living the life — soaking up a whole month of work-free days each year. And they’re not afraid to use every last drop of that time off. Literally, they use every last drop. Where are these lucky folks going on vacation? The stats show that a bulk of them head to the beach. Sounds like a plan.

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