Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are being compared in just about every facet of the game of soccer. the world's greatest footballers, but who's the best? Compare their goal tallies in all competitions, their assists, their achievements and so on.

Main Statistics Compared

Cristiano Ronaldo VSLionel Messi 2015-16 Season Statistics

2014-2015

Messi: 114 apps, 116 goals, 56 assists

Ronaldo: 108 apps, 122 goals, 44 assists

2013-2014

Messi: 92 apps, 82 goals, 28 assists

Ronaldo: 94 apps, 102 goals, 30 assists

2012-2013

Messi: 100 apps, 120 goals, 32 assists

Ronaldo: 110 apps, 110 goals, 24 assists

2011-2012

Messi: 120 apps, 146 goals, 56 assists

Ronaldo: 110 apps, 120 goals, 30 assists

2010-2011

Messi: 110 apps, 96 goals, 48 assists

Ronaldo: 112 apps, 106 goals, 26 assists

2009-2010

Messi: 106 apps, 94 goals, 22 assists

Ronaldo: 70 apps, 66 goals, 14 assists

2008-2009

Messi: 102 apps, 76 goals, 32 assists

Ronaldo: 106 apps, 52 goals, 18 assists

2007-2008

Messi: 80 apps, 32 goals, 26 assists

Ronaldo: 98 apps, 84 goals, 14 assists

2006-2007

Messi: 72 apps, 34 goals, 4 assists

Ronaldo: 106 apps, 46 goals, 30 assists

2005-2006

Messi: 50 apps, 16 goals, 2 assists

Ronaldo: 94 apps, 24 goals, 16 assists

2004-2005

Messi: 18 appss, 2 goal,0 assists

Ronaldo: 100 apps, 18 goals, 16 assists

2003-2004

Ronaldo: 80 apps, 12 goals, 14 assists

2003-2004

Ronaldo: 62 apps, 10 goals, 14 assists

Honours Compared

All Time Status Compared

Word Reords Compared

MESSI WORLD RECORDS

Most FIFA Ballon d'Or awards: 4

Guinness World Records title for the most official goals in a calendar year: 91 goals (2012)

Most goals in a calendar year (including club friendlies): 96 goals (2012)

Most international goals in a year (club and national team): 25 goals (2012) (shared with Vivian Woodward & Cristiano Ronaldo)

Most consecutive league matches scored in: 21 matches (33 goals)

First footballer ever to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league

Most appearances in the top 3 candidates for the Ballon d'Or: 8 times (2007-2014)

Youngest player to win 3 Ballon d'Or awards: 24 years, 6 months and 17 days.

Most appearances in the FIFPro World XI: 8 times (2007-2014) (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)

Most FIFA Club World Cup Golden Balls: 2 (2009, 2011)

Only footballer to score 60+ goals in all competitions in 2 seasons (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)

RONALDO WORLD RECORDS

Most international goals in a year (club and national team): 25 goals (shared with Vivian Woodward & Lionel Messi)

First player to reach 40 goals in a professional league in two consecutive seasons

First player to score in every minute of a game

Only player to have won the following trophies at 2 different clubs: League Title, UEFA CL, League Supercup, League Cup, League MVP, Golden Boot, Ballon d'Or, and FIFA CWC (Completed on December 20th, 2014)

Only player in history to have scored 60 or more goals in a calendar year four times (consecutively from 2011 to 2014)

Most appearances in the FIFPro World XI: 8 times (2007-2014) (shared with Lionel Messi)

First and only player to appear in the FIFPro World XI for two different clubs

First player to score more than 50 goals in four consecutive seasons

Only player to score more than 50 goals in five different seasons (did it consecutively)

Only footballer to score 60+ goals in all competitions in 2 seasons (shared with Lionel Messi)

Above all record of both players starting with the all time goal and game statistics, Messi and Ronaldo are the world's greatest footballers, but who's the best?

They both are great, Messi is better at building up attacks brining his team mates into play and can find that killer pass which can split even the water tight defences of opposition, has a natural gift of balance and control over the football, he can turn and twist accelerate with the ball at his feet better than anyone。

Ronaldo is a better professional, he had talent but he made it even better with his dedication to improve which we have been witnessing year after year., who is more athletic, makes solo runs on the wings can score all type of goals.

Personaly I like Lionel Messi is slightly better than Ronaldo because not only his goal record is incredible but he has a bigger impact on the team he is playing in. Ronaldo on the other hand is incredible player and he is in the elite class of all time great footballers and he still has couple of years left at the very peak of his career and things might change and we might look at them differently when they hang up there boots