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List of comparative military ranks

General officers, Flag officers, Air officers
	Armies, air forces (non-Commonwealth)	Navies, coast guards	Air forces (Commonwealth system)
	Field marshal	Admiral of the fleet	Marshal of the air force
	General or colonel general or army general	Admiral	Air chief marshal
	Lieutenant general or army corps general	Vice admiral	Air marshal
	Major general or divisional general	Rear admiral or Counter admiral	Air vice-marshal
	Brigadier or brigadier general	Commodore or flotilla admiral	Air commodore
Senior officers
	Colonel	(Ship-of-the-line) Captain	Group captain
	Lieutenant colonel	Frigate captain or Commander	Wing commander
	Major or commandant	Corvette captain or Lieutenant commander	Squadron leader
Junior officers
	Captain	Lieutenant	Flight lieutenant
	First lieutenant or lieutenant	Lieutenant junior grade or sub-lieutenant	Flying officer
	Second lieutenant or junior lieutenant	Ensign or midshipman	Pilot officer
Non-commissioned officers
	Warrant officer or sergeant major	Warrant officer or chief petty officer	Warrant officer
	Sergeant	Petty officer	Sergeant
Enlisted ranks
	Corporal or bombardier	Leading seaman	Corporal
	Lance corporal or Lance bombardier or Specialist	Able seaman	Leading aircraftman or Air specialist
	Private or gunner or trooper or sapper	Seaman	Aircraftman or airman or aviator

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

Military ranks of Albania

Angola

Military ranks of Angola

Argentina

Military ranks of Argentina

Australia

Austria

Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer

Azerbaijan

Military ranks of Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Military ranks of Bahrain

Bangladesh

Belarus

Military ranks of Belarus

Belgium

Belgian military ranks

Bhutan

Military ranks of Bhutan

Bolivia

Military ranks of Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Military ranks and insignia of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Military ranks of Botswana

Brazil

Military ranks of Brazil

Bulgaria

Military ranks of Bulgaria

Canada

Canadian Armed Forces ranks and insignia

Chile

Military ranks and insignia of Chile

China

Colombia

Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces

Congo

Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo-Brazzaville

Military ranks of Republic of the Congo

Croatia

Croatian military ranks

Cuba

Cuban military ranks

Czechia

Czech military ranks

Denmark

Egypt

Military ranks of Egypt

Ecuador

Military ranks of Ecuador

Estonia

Military ranks of Estonia

Ethiopia

Military ranks of Ethiopia

Finland

Finnish military ranks

France

Gabon

Military ranks of the Armed Forces of Gabon

Georgia

Georgian military ranks

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Hungarian military ranks

India

Indonesia

Indonesian military ranks

Iran

Rank insignia of the Iranian military

Iraq

Military ranks of Iraq

Ireland

Irish Defence Forces rank insignia

Israel

Israel Defense Forces ranks and insignia

Italy

Japan

Japanese military ranks

Jordan

Jordanian military ranks

Kenya

Military ranks of Kenya

Laos

Military ranks of the Lao People's Armed Forces

Lebanon

Military ranks of Lebanon

Lithuania

Lithuanian military ranks and insignia

Malaysia

Malaysian military ranks

Mexico

Military ranks of Mexico

Mongolia

Mongolian military ranks

Myanmar

Military ranks of Myanmar

Nepal

Military ranks of Nepal

Netherlands

Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces

New Zealand

New Zealand military ranks

Nicaragua

Nicaragua military ranks

Nigeria

Military ranks of Nigeria

North Korea

Norway

Military ranks and insignia of Norway

Pakistan

Peru

Military ranks of Peru

Philippines

Military ranks of the Philippines

Poland

Polish Armed Forces rank insignia

Portugal

Military ranks of Portugal

Romania

Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian military ranks

Serbia

Military ranks of Serbia

Singapore

Singapore Armed Forces ranks

Slovakia

Military ranks of Slovakia

Slovenia

Slovenian military ranks

Somalia

Military ranks of Somalia

Somaliland

Military ranks of Somaliland

South Africa

South African military ranks

South Korea

Spain

Military ranks of Spain

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Military ranks of the Swedish Armed Forces

Switzerland

Military ranks of Switzerland

Syria

Military ranks of Syria

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia

Tajikistan

Military ranks of Tajikistan

Tanzania

Military ranks of Tanzania

Thailand

Military ranks of the Thai armed forces

Tunisia

Military ranks of Tunisia

Turkey

Military ranks of Turkey

Ukraine

Military ranks of Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

Military ranks of United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States

Venezuela

Venezuelan military ranks

Vietnam

Vietnamese military ranks and insignia

Zambia

Military ranks of Zambia

Zimbabwe

Military ranks of Zimbabwe

Continental comparisons

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Other comparisons

NATO

Commonwealth of Nations

Previous eras

Miscellaneous

First and Second World War comparisons

Military ranks and insignia by country

List of comparative military ranks

Africa

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Former	People's Republic of Angola Biafra Bophuthatswana Ciskei Kingdom of Egypt Ethiopian Empire Katanga People's Republic of Mozambique Rhodesia South West Africa Transkei Venda Zaire
Comparative	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted Apartheid States in Southern Africa

Americas

Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Officers: Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Enlisted: Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Other: Marine Corps Space Force Warrant officer Opposing forces Uruguay Venezuela
Former	Canada (pre-Unification) Confederate States of America Union Army Navy Costa Rica Empire of Brazil Panama Republic of Texas Army Navy United States Army enlisted World War I World War II
Comparative	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted

Asia

Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia PR of China Army Navy Air Force East Timor India Army Air Force Navy Coast Guard Border Roads Organisation Paramilitary forces Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Korea North South Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Army Navy Air Force Marines Civil Armed Forces Maritime Security Agency Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Artsakh Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan (Republic of China)
Former	China Empire Republic (1912–1949) Dutch East Indies East Turkestan (Second Republic) People's Republic of Kampuchea Imperial Iran Imperial Japan Army Navy Korea Empire Liberation Army Kingdom of Laos Manchukuo Mengjiang Mongolian People's Republic Vietnam State South South Yemen Tibet Tuva
Comparative	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted

Europe

Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Army Navy Air Force Home Guard Estonia Finland France Army Navy Gendarmerie Air and Space Force Foresters Germany Georgia Greece Hungary Iceland Land Forces Coast Guard Ireland Italy Army Navy Air Force Carabinieri Finance Guard Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg North Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Army Navy Air Force Cossacks Between 1994 and 2010 San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Army officers Army other ranks Navy officers Navy ratings Air Force officers Air Force other ranks Vatican
States with limited recognition	Kosovo Northern Cyprus Transnistria
Former	Albania Kingdom People's Socialist Republic Austria–Hungary Army Navy Bulgaria Kingdom People's Republic Independent State of Croatia Czechoslovakia German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany Army Navy Air Force East Germany Kingdom of Greece Army Navy Air Force France Napoleonic Grand Army Hungary Kingdom People's Republic Italy Kingdom Social Republic Ottoman Empire Polish People's Republic Republika Srpska Romania Kingdom Socialist Republic Russian Empire White Movement Slovakia (First Republic) Soviet Union 1918–35 1935–40 1940–43 1943–55 1955–91 Spain 2nd Republic Army Navy Air Force State Yugoslavia Kingdom Socialist Federal Republic Federal Republic
Comparative	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted

Oceania

Australia Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Tonga Vanuatu
Comparative	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted

Language

Anglophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted
Arabophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted
Francophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted
Hispanophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted
Lusophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted Military police Officers Enlisted

Post-Soviet states

Commonwealth of Nations

European Union

NATO

Comparative ranks of

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