I was curious so I watched all of Leo's goals this season and even he managed to surprise me. Out of Messi's 54 goals this season, 14 came from outside the box. That's roughly 26%, as in more than 1 out of every 4 goals that Leo scored was from outside the area. To be by far the highest volume scorer in Europe AND by far the most prolific from distance is another absurd Messi-ism.
In comparison, Ronaldo has 5 from outside the box this season. Messi may not go around banging in screamers from 30+ yards all the time but he is by far the most effective perimeter scorer in football history. Give him any space in front of the box and he'll punish opponents with the most effective low driven or well placed strikes around. He transcends greatness, truly in a class of his own.