Is Lionel Messi taller than Cristiano Ronaldo?
No. Cristiano Ronaldo is taller than Lionel Messi by 6.5 in (16.8 cm).
Lionel Messi: shorter than about 74 in 100 US men. Cristiano Ronaldo: taller than about 95 in 100 US men.
In heels or lifts?
Pick how much the shoes raise each person. A heel raises you by less than its own height, because the ball of the foot sits lower than the heel, so a height measured in the shoes is best.
Both heights are published listings, not a side-by-side measurement, so treat the gap as approximate.
Where these heights come from
Lionel Messi is listed by Inter Miami CF at 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm). See all of Lionel Messi’s listed heights.
Cristiano Ronaldo is commonly listed at 6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm). See all of Cristiano Ronaldo’s listed heights.
Photos: Lionel Messi by Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0; Cristiano Ronaldo by Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
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More comparisons
Lionel Messi
- Lionel Messi vs Neymar: Neymar is taller than Lionel Messi by 2 in (4.8 cm).
- Lionel Messi vs Diego Maradona: Lionel Messi is taller than Diego Maradona by 2 in (5.2 cm).
- Lionel Messi vs Kylian Mbappé: Kylian Mbappé is taller than Lionel Messi by 3 in (7.8 cm).
Cristiano Ronaldo
- Cristiano Ronaldo vs David Beckham: Cristiano Ronaldo is taller than David Beckham by 1.5 in (4.1 cm).
- Cristiano Ronaldo vs Erling Haaland: Erling Haaland is taller than Cristiano Ronaldo by 3 in (8 cm).
- Cristiano Ronaldo vs Neymar: Cristiano Ronaldo is taller than Neymar by 4.5 in (12 cm).
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For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: Inter Miami CF (Lionel Messi), Wikipedia (Lionel Messi), Wikipedia (Cristiano Ronaldo).
