[Straight Vermonter]

The are a lot smaller than we are and they have 26 Trillion in debt. While we have 18 Trillion.

Quick googling shows:
The US has a GDP of $17T and debt of $17.8T
The EU has a GDP of $17T and debt of $13.9T

[Enlightened1]

Strange... I was able to pull up 18 Trillion. See the following links.

http://www.usdebtclock.org/

and

http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/

and

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/12/01/u-s-national-debt-soars-to-18-trillion-under-obama/

and

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

[PapaBear3625]

The US has a GDP of $17T and debt of $17.8T
The EU has a GDP of $17T and debt of $13.9T

It's worse than that. Add to that state and local government debt.