Hat-tricks by Messi vs Ronaldo in friendly games with their National Teams

Cumulative distribution

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003/2004	0	0	0
2004/2005	0	0	0
2005/2006	0	0	0
2006/2007	0	0	0
2007/2008	0	0	0
2008/2009	0	0	0
2009/2010	0	0	0
2010/2011	0	0	0
2011/2012	2	0	+2
2012/2013	3	0	+3
2013/2014	3	0	+3
2014/2015	3	0	+3
2015/2016	3	0	+3
2016/2017	3	0	+3
2017/2018	4	0	+4
2018/2019	4	0	+4
2019/2020	4	0	+4
2020/2021	4	0	+4
2021/2022	5	0	+5
2022/2023	6	0	+6
2023/2024	6	0	+6

Distribution by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003/2004			0
2004/2005			0
2005/2006			0
2006/2007			0
2007/2008			0
2008/2009			0
2009/2010			0
2010/2011			0
2011/2012	2		+2
2012/2013	1		+1
2013/2014			0
2014/2015			0
2015/2016			0
2016/2017			0
2017/2018	1		+1
2018/2019			0
2019/2020			0
2020/2021			0
2021/2022	1		+1
2022/2023	1		+1
2023/2024			0

Hat-tricks by Messi vs Ronaldo in friendly games with their National Teams without penalties

Cumulative distribution without penalties

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003/2004	0	0	0
2004/2005	0	0	0
2005/2006	0	0	0
2006/2007	0	0	0
2007/2008	0	0	0
2008/2009	0	0	0
2009/2010	0	0	0
2010/2011	0	0	0
2011/2012	1	0	+1
2012/2013	1	0	+1
2013/2014	1	0	+1
2014/2015	1	0	+1
2015/2016	1	0	+1
2016/2017	1	0	+1
2017/2018	1	0	+1
2018/2019	1	0	+1
2019/2020	1	0	+1
2020/2021	1	0	+1
2021/2022	1	0	+1
2022/2023	2	0	+2
2023/2024	2	0	+2

Distribution by season without penalties

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003/2004			0
2004/2005			0
2005/2006			0
2006/2007			0
2007/2008			0
2008/2009			0
2009/2010			0
2010/2011			0
2011/2012	1		+1
2012/2013			0
2013/2014			0
2014/2015			0
2015/2016			0
2016/2017			0
2017/2018			0
2018/2019			0
2019/2020			0
2020/2021			0
2021/2022			0
2022/2023	1		+1
2023/2024			0