How big is Saltwater crocodile?
Saltwater crocodile: 5.2 m (17.1 ft). Measured as length — a large adult male (4.1–5.2 m).
Source: Wikipedia — Saltwater crocodile
Where it sits
Among the 23 animals on this page saltwater crocodile ranks 10th from the top by size. The largest in the group is blue whale at 29.9 m, which is 5.75× the size of saltwater crocodile, while the smallest, honey bee, is 13 mm.
Stand an adult of 1.7 m beside it and the ratio is 3.06×: you would need 3 people stacked head to foot to match its size.
In everyday distances
It fits inside a football pitch 20 times over — a pitch is about 105 m and saltwater crocodile is only 5.2 m.
Walking at an easy 1.4 m/s you cover 5.2 m in 3.7 seconds. A jet at 900 km/h covers it in 21 milliseconds.
Next to its neighbours in size
The nearest thing larger than it in this collection is giraffe at 5.5 m (18 ft), 1.06× the size. Note the two figures are not the same measurement: for saltwater crocodile it is length, for giraffe it is height.
The nearest thing smaller is Tesla Model 3 at 4.69 m (15.4 ft), so saltwater crocodile is 1.11× as big as it. They come from different groups — vehicles & ships against animals — which is what makes the pairing interesting.
Against fixed yardsticks
Against three fixed yardsticks — Eiffel Tower (330 m) is 63.5× the size of saltwater crocodile; blue whale (29.9 m) is 5.75× the size of saltwater crocodile; Earth (12,742 km) is 2,450,385× the size of saltwater crocodile.
How this figure was taken
Animal sizes vary from one individual to the next, so each figure says which individual or average it describes. Heights are taken at the shoulder or standing; lengths run nose to tail tip unless stated.
How the sizes are taken. Each figure says what it measures — height, length, diameter or elevation — and for which individual or convention. Everything is drawn standing upright on one baseline so a single scale holds, including things that are long rather than tall. Values come from the linked Wikipedia article for each item.
Read the rest — common questions
How big is the saltwater crocodile?
5.2 m (17.1 ft), measured as length: a large adult male (4.1–5.2 m).
Where does the saltwater crocodile rank among animals?
Number 10 of 23 on this site, from blue whale at 29.9 m down to honey bee at 13 mm.
What is the next size up?
Giraffe, at 5.5 m, is 1.06× the size.
What is the next size down?
Tesla Model 3, at 4.69 m, is 1.11× smaller.
How reliable is the figure?
It is taken from the cited Wikipedia article and states its basis (a large adult male (4.1–5.2 m)). Values are rounded, and where individuals differ the figure is a representative one, so expect small differences from other sources.