Although the German Chancellery is the largest government headquarters in the world, the official residence of the Chancellor – Angela Merkel – is a rather more humble affair. The two-bedroom apartment measures just 2,150 square feet and is located on the top floor of the modern federal building located on the banks of the river Spree. Building work started in 1997, after architects Charlotte Frank and Alex Schultes won a public competition with their design.

However, the German Chancellor doesn’t actually live in her modestly-sized official residence. Merkel has opted to remain in the apartment she has lived in for years at Kurpfergraben, 6 in the Mitte district of Berlin. She resides here with her husband, Joachim Sauer who is a Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Humboldt University in the German captial.

Trudeau and his family have lived at Rideau Cottage – also in New Edinburgh – since October 2015: the month before he assumed leadership of Canada. Built in 1867, the 22-room Georgian Revival building has undergone a more recent renovation and is known for its beautifully understated design, characterised by a classically-inspired central entrance. It has a much more sizable value of $55.5 million (£40.1m) but is owned by the Queen as part of her role as Head of the Commonwealth, of which Canada is part.

A simple Georgian townhouse in central London, 10 Downing Street measures 3,800 square feet across approximately 100 rooms. Although this is typically the Prime Minister’s residence, former PM Tony Blair was the first to upscale to the larger residential quarters at next door’s 11 Downing Street, describing the official four-bedroom apartment as “too pokey” for his family. You'd expect a little more room for an $86 million (£62m) property!

Former PMs such as David Cameron, Theresa May and, most recently, Boris Johnson have since followed suit and moved into the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer at No. 11 (current Chancellor, Rishi Sunak opts to live between his homes in Kensington, Santa Monica, California and Northallerton, North Yorkshire). It is here Johnson resides with his fiancé Carrie Symonds – the first unmarried partner to live at Downing Street – and their son Wilfred.

Although The Lodge is the Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s official residence, he lives in the secondary residence Kirribilli House as his family are based in Australia’s most populous city. Designed in the rustic cottage ornée style, it sits on the Sydney harbourside and commands impressive views out to iconic landmarks such as the Harbour Bridge and Opera House.

Spanning a titanic 74 hectares, Navalny’s infamous documentary – as reported on by DW News – also claims that Putin’s Palace is actually a separate state inside of Russia. The land is 3x the size of the nearest city and is reported to house its own harbour, nightclub, amphitheatre, ice palace and secret underground ice hockey rink, among a myriad of otherworldly amenities. The Kremlin has denied Vladimir Putin’s ownership, instead attributing property rights to Russian businessman Arkady Rotenberg.