Lara Croft vs James Bond

At one point last year I made a comment that equated Lara Croft with James Bond. Of course, I'm not the first one to make such a connection but I've since thought about it a lot and thought it deserved some closer examination. So, after some research, this is what I came up with:

 - Lara Croft is constantly seeking artifacts to prevent global catastrophe. James Bond is loyal agent of MI6 and saving the world from a variety of nutters.
 - Both are multilingual.
 - Both are well educated.
 - Both go on adventures which sees them visit a variety of exotic locations
 - Both go on adventures which sees them face danger at every turn at afore-mentioned exotic locations
 - Both go on adventures which sees them have numerous costume changes
 - Both have a wide knowledge of, and use, a variety of firearms

Some similarities true but I don't know. I've seen numerous James Bond movies through the years and somehow the idea of having a female counterpart to 007 seems a bit lame and forced. I remember they tried it with The Spy Who Loved Me with the character of Anya but it seemed too obvious - why her introductory scene involved her bedding some nameless prat.
And whilst people seem accepting of the idea of James Bond screwing anything with legs, the same can't be said of Lara Croft - indeed it should be noted there was an attempt to introduce a potential romantic partner, one Kurtis Trent, but didn't really lead anyway and the character hasn't been seen since.

Still it should be noted that James Bond did inspire the character of Indiana Jones - who in turn inspired Lara herself. So let's just leave it at that.