Lionel Messi goals per calendar year

correlates with

U.S. birth rate

r = 0.91391% · 2016-2024

Lionel Messi goals per calendar yearU.S. birth rate

These two datasets have a 91% correlation over 2016-2024. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

Data Sources

Lionel Messi goals per calendar yearmessivsronaldo.app ↗

U.S. birth ratecdc.gov ↗

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