List of comparative military ranks

Comparative military ranks
Armies,
air forces
(non-Commonwealth)
Navies,
coast guard
Air forces
(Commonwealth system)
Flag commissioned officers
Field marshal Admiral of the fleet Marshal of the air force
General or
colonel general or
army general
Admiral or
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 commissioned 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 commissioned 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
Officer cadet Officer cadet Flight cadet
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 or
specialist
Leading seaman Corporal or leading aircraftman
Private or
gunner or
trooper or
sapper
Seaman Aircraftman or
airman or
aviator
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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

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Congo

Congo-Brazzaville

Croatia

Cuba

Czech Republic

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

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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Military ranks and insignia by country
  • List of comparative military ranks
Africa
States with
limited recognition
Former
Comparative
Americas
Former
Comparative
Asia
States with
limited recognition
  • Abkhazia
  • Artsakh
  • Palestine
  • South Ossetia
  • Taiwan (Republic of China)
Former
Comparative
Europe
States with
limited recognition
Former
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Oceania
Comparative
Language
Anglophone
Arabophone
Francophone
Hispanophone
Lusophone
Post-Soviet states
Commonwealth of Nations
European Union
NATO