This article is a list of various nations ' armed forces ranking designations. Comparisons are made between the different systems used by nations to categorize the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another. Several of these lists mention NATO rank reference codes . These are used for easy comparison among NATO countries. Links to comparison charts can be found below.
References to modern military
Albania
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
Congo-Brazzaville
Croatia
Cuba
Czechia
Denmark
Egypt
Ecuador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Laos
Lebanon
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
United States uniformed services: comparative ranks of officers, warrant officers, and enlisted servicemen
United States Air Force : enlisted , officer
United States Army : enlisted , warrant officer , officer
United States Coast Guard : enlisted , warrant officer , officer
United States Marine Corps : enlisted , warrant officer , officer
United States Navy : enlisted , warrant officer , officer
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps : officer
United States Space Force : enlisted , officer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps : officer
United Kingdom and United States military ranks compared
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Continental comparisons
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Other comparisons
NATO
Commonwealth of Nations
Previous eras
Miscellaneous
First and Second World War comparisons
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