US population (Apr, 2009) 306, 161, 554

UK population (Jul, 2008) 60,943,912

US bankruptcy in Mar, 2009: 5949 cases per day (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/your-money/04bankruptcy.html?_r=2)

UK bankruptcy in Mar, 2009: 340 per day (http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article6036250.ece)

US population is 9 times of that of UK, but US's  bankruptcy is 17 times of that of UK.