A better map would compare debt/capita with states/countries------US States Renamed For Countries With Similar GDPs

131 – US States Renamed For Countries With Similar GDPs | Strange Maps:

"Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a convenient way of measuring and comparing the size of national economies. Annual GDP represents the market value of all goods and services produced within a country in a year. Put differently:

GDP = consumption + investment + government spending + (exports – imports)"