I have full confidence in the accuracy of the answers provided regarding absolute positioning. In order to test this, I decided to create a solution using only SVG. The outcome is not perfect, and I am curious if there is a more elegant approach to solving a similar SVG puzzle. :)
http://jsfiddle.net/gLdsco5p/3/
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<rect id="Artboard1" x="0" y="0" width="90.326" height="90.326" style="fill:none;"/>
<g id="Artboard11" serif:id="Artboard1">
<g id="user-circle-o" transform="matrix(2.69327,0,0,2.69327,7.45723,7.45723)">
<path d="M14,0C21.734,0 28,6.266 28,14C28,21.688 21.766,28 14,28C6.25,28 0,21.703 0,14C0,6.266 6.266,0 14,0ZM23.672,21.109C25.125,19.109 26,16.656 26,14C26,7.391 20.609,2 14,2C7.391,2 2,7.391 2,14C2,16.656 2.875,19.109 4.328,21.109C4.89,18.312 6.25,16 9.109,16C10.375,17.234 12.093,18 14,18C15.907,18 17.625,17.234 18.891,16C21.75,16 23.11,18.312 23.672,21.109ZM20,11C20,7.687 17.312,5 14,5C10.688,5 8,7.688 8,11C8,14.312 10.688,17 14,17C17.312,17 20,14.312 20,11Z" style="fill:rgb(190,190,190);fill-rule:nonzero;"/>
</g>
<g transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,1.36156,0)">
<circle cx="63.708" cy="18.994" r="9.549" style="fill:rgb(255,0,0);"/>
</g>
<g transform="matrix(1.66713,0,0,1.66713,-51.5278,-2.33264)">
<text id="counter" x="68.034px" y="15.637px" style="font-family:'ArialMT', 'Arial', sans-serif;font-size:7.915px;fill:white;">1</text>
</g>
</g>
</svg>