Does anyone know if the UK is in more debt than the USA?

[Marcos]

If calculated proportionally to population, is the UK in more debt?


Because this is scary:

http://zfacts.com/p/461.html

[j1979]

wow that is scary.. Looks like one of them Natwest Black cards

[TheAnimus]

Not the most reliable always:

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i...+national+debt

But thats not that meaningful, we had better try:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i...e&equal=Submit

However, this isn't correct really:
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/uk...national-debt/

The problem is we also know that our Prudent Brown (I honestly can't believe people will still vote for him!) has borrowed in ways which aren't immediately obvious.

[TAKTAK]

http://www.debtbombshell.com/

[pp05]

If calculated proportionally to population, is the UK in more debt?


Because this is scary:

http://zfacts.com/p/461.html

US debt is said to be 70% of GDP. But the dollar is linked to oil. Once the middle east decides the dollar is no longer the currency of choice - it will collapse.

UK debt is estimated unnofficially around 1.4trillion but it's not clear. The government wont tell you that is for sure. So some say national debt is 80% of GDP and others say its around 100/105%.