Homeroids on 21 January 2012
Comparing a GDP number to a company market capitalization is not exactly comparing apples with apples. Eg, the GDP of Australia is about 1.1 trillion but that does not mean the asset base less liabilities of Australia is 1.1T. It's a heck of a lot more. For example there is more than $1 Trillion in the Superannuation funds of Australia. I do not know this stat for Greece. Market Capitalization is an indicator of how much it 'may' cost to buy a company. It's worth. To buy Greece and all it's assets would be a lot more than 400b :)
