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🇬🇧 United Kingdom vs 🇦🇺 Australia

Live side-by-side comparison of government debt. United Kingdom currently owes about 3.2× more — a gap of $2.92 trillion. Updated every second from IMF baselines.

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United Kingdom
$4,221,821,766,346
Debt-to-GDP104%
Per citizen$62,269
Per second+$6,100
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Australia
$1,305,827,946,374
Debt-to-GDP51%
Per citizen$48,907
Per second+$1,400
In nominal terms, United Kingdom carries the larger government debt — roughly 3.2× that of Australia, a difference of $2.92 trillion. Note that debt-to-GDP (United Kingdom: 104%, Australia: 51%) is the better measure of sustainability than the raw total.
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Source: Global Debt Clock, based on the IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026, general government gross debt) and World Bank IDS.
Live data: /api/compare?a=gb&b=au · United Kingdom page · Australia page