Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth

Rank comparison chart of armies/land forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs							Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment^[1] v t e											No insignia
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment^[1] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Australian Army^[2] v t e											No insignia
Australian Army^[2] v t e	Regimental sergeant major of the army	Warrant officer class 1	Warrant officer class 2		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Bahamas	No army
Bangladesh Army^[3] v t e
Bangladesh Army^[3] v t e	মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Māsṭāra ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra		সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Siniẏara ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra	ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra	সার্জেন্ট Sārjēnṭa			কর্পোর‍্যাল Karpōra‍yāla		ল্যান্স কর্পোর‍্যাল Lyānsa karpōra‍yāla			সৈনিক Sainika
Barbados Regiment^[4] v t e											No insignia
Barbados Regiment^[4] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Belize Defence Force v t e											No insignia
Belize Defence Force v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Botswana Ground Force^[5] v t e											No insignia
Botswana Ground Force^[5] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Royal Brunei Land Force^[6] v t e											No insignia
Royal Brunei Land Force^[6] v t e	Pegawai waran 1		Pegawai waran 2	Staf sarjan	Sarjan			Koperal		Lans koperal	Prebet/Soldadu
Cameroon Ground Forces v t e
Cameroon Ground Forces v t e	Adjudant-chef		Adjudant		Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat première		Soldat
Canadian Army^[7]^[8] v t e
	Chief warrant officer		Master warrant officer	Warrant officer	Sergeant			Master corporal		Corporal	Private (trained)		Private (basic)
	Adjudant(e)-chef		Adjudant(e)-maître	Adjudant(e)	Sergent(e)			Caporal(e)-chef		Caporal(e)	Soldat(e) (formé(e))		Soldat(e) (confirmé(e))
Cypriot Ground Forces^[9] v t e													Arm/corps insignia only
Cypriot Ground Forces^[9] v t e	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistís		Αρχιλοχίας Archilochías	Επιλοχίας Epilochías	Λοχίας Lochías	Έφεδρος Λοχίας Éfedros Lochías		Δεκανέας Dekanéas		Υποδεκανέας Ypodekanéas			Στρατιώτης Stratiótis
Dominica	No army
Falkland Islands Defence Force v t e											No insignia
Falkland Islands Defence Force v t e			Warrant officer class 2 (Permanent Staff Instructor)	Colour sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private
Fiji Infantry Regiment v t e											No insignia
Fiji Infantry Regiment v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Gabonese Army^[10] v t e
Gabonese Army^[10] v t e	Adjudant-chef major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant		Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat première		Soldat
Ghana Army v t e											No insignia
Ghana Army v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Grenada	No army
Guyana Army^[11] v t e											No insignia
Guyana Army^[11] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Indian Army^[12] v t e											No insignia
Indian Army^[12] v t e	Subedar-major सूबेदार मेजर		Subedar सूबेदार	Naib subedar नायब सूबेदार	Havildar हवलदार			Naik नायक		Lance naik लांस नायक	Sepoy सिपाही
Rank group	Senior NCOs							Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Jamaican Army^[13] v t e											No insignia
Jamaican Army^[13] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Kenya Army^[14] v t e											No insignia
Kenya Army^[14] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Senior sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Kiribati	No army
Lesotho Army^[15] v t e											No insignia
Lesotho Army^[15] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Malawi Army v t e											No insignia
Malawi Army v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Malaysian Army^[16] v t e													No insignia
Malaysian Army^[16] v t e	Pegawai waran I		Pegawai waran II	Staf sarjan	Sarjan			Koperal		Lans koperal			Prebet	Rekrut
Army of Malta^[17] v t e											No insignia
Army of Malta^[17] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Bombardier		Lance bombardier	Gunner (or equivalent)
Mauritius	No army
Mozambican Army v t e
Mozambican Army v t e				Intendente	Primeiro-sargento		Segundo-sargento	Terceiro-sargento		Cabo	Primeiro soldado
Namibian Army^[18] v t e											No insignia
Namibian Army^[18] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Nauru	No army
New Zealand Army^[19] v t e													No insignia
New Zealand Army^[19] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal			Private (or equivalent)
Nigerian Army^[20] v t e											No insignia
Nigerian Army^[20] v t e	Army warrant officer	Master warrant officer	Warrant officer	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Pakistan Army^[21] v t e											No insignia
Pakistan Army^[21] v t e	Subedar-major صوبیدار میجر		Subedar صوبیدار	Naib subedar نائب صوبیدار	Havildar حوالدار			Naik نائیک		Lance naik لانس نائیک	Sepoy سپاہی
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e											No insignia
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e	Warrant officer class 1 ?		Warrant officer class 2 ?	Staff sergeant Plag Sajen	Sergeant Sajen			Corporal Kopul		Lance corporal Lans Kopul	Private Praivet
Rwandan Land Forces^[22] v t e													No insignia
Rwandan Land Forces^[22] v t e	Warrant officer I		Warrant officer II	Sergeant major	Staff sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal			Private
SKN Regiment^[23] v t e											No insignia
SKN Regiment^[23] v t e	Warrant officer 1		Warrant officer 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private
Rank group	Senior NCOs							Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Saint Lucia	No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No army
Samoa	No army
Seychelles Infantry Unit^[24] v t e											No insignia
Seychelles Infantry Unit^[24] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone Army v t e											No insignia
Sierra Leone Army v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Singapore Army^[25] v t e													No insignia	No insignia
Singapore Army^[25] v t e	Master sergeant		Staff sergeant	First sergeant	Second sergeant		Third sergeant	Corporal first class	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private first class		Private	Recruit
Solomon Islands	No army
South African Army^[26] v t e											No insignia
South African Army^[26] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sri Lanka Army^[27]^[28] v t e											No insignia
Sri Lanka Army^[27]^[28] v t e	Warrant officer class I		Warrant officer class II	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal/ Bombardier		Lance corporal/ Lance bombardier	Private (or equivalent)
Eswatini Army v t e											No insignia
Eswatini Army v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Tanzanian Army v t e											No insignia
Tanzanian Army v t e	Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza		Afisa mteule daraja la pili	Sajinitaji	Sajenti			Koplo		Koplo usu	Mtu ndege
Togolese Army^[29] v t e													No insignia
Togolese Army^[29] v t e	Major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant		Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat de 1^ère classe		Soldat de 2^ème classe
Tongan Land Component^[30] v t e											No insignia
Tongan Land Component^[30] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment^[31] v t e											No insignia
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment^[31] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private
Tuvalu	No army
Ugandan Land Forces^[32] v t e											No insignia
Ugandan Land Forces^[32] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
British Army^[33] v t e											No insignia
British Army^[33] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff/Colour sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t e
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant Staf Sajen	Sergeant Sajen			Corporal Kofol		Lance Corporal	Constable Polis	Recruit Rikrut
Zambian Army v t e											No insignia
Zambian Army v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Rank group	Senior NCOs							Junior NCOs			Enlisted

Notes

Footnotes

^ Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
^ "Ranks & insignia". joinbangladesharmy.army.mil.bd. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
^ "Akta Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (Penggal 149)" [Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act (Chapter 149)] (PDF). AGC.gov.bn (in Malay). Attorney General's Chambers, Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam. 16 December 2013. pp. 1999–2000. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Nos Galons". Ministère de la Défense nationale. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
^ Merrill, Tim (1993). Guyana and Belize: country studies. Library of Congress. p. 138. LCCN 93010956. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "Indian Army Rank Badges". indianarmy.nic.in. Indian Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "Ranks in the Army". Lesotho Defence Force. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "Kategori Pangkat". army.mod.gov.my/ (in Malagasy). Malaysian Army. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ "Pakistan Army Ranks with Salary and Insignia". pakistanforces.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS DEFENCE FORCE ACT. Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. 31 December 2009. pp. 110–111.
^ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Uniform: Rank insignia". army.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ "Dress Regulation PDF - Part I" (PDF). army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. January 2019. pp. 10-4–10-11. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ "Other Ranks". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act" (PDF). The Uganda Gazette. CXII (46). Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation: 1851–1854. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ "Rank structure". army.mod.uk. British Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Antigua&Barbuda-1] Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

[Australia-2] "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[Bangladesh_Army-3] "Ranks & insignia". joinbangladesharmy.army.mil.bd. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[Medals_Parade-4] "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[Botswana-5] "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[Brunei_Army-6] "Akta Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (Penggal 149)" [Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act (Chapter 149)] (PDF). AGC.gov.bn (in Malay). Attorney General's Chambers, Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam. 16 December 2013. pp. 1999–2000. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[Canada-7] "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[CA-Female-8] "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[Cyprus-9] "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Gabon-10] "Nos Galons". Ministère de la Défense nationale. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

[Guyana_Army-11] Merrill, Tim (1993). Guyana and Belize: country studies. Library of Congress. p. 138. LCCN 93010956. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[India_Army-12] "Indian Army Rank Badges". indianarmy.nic.in. Indian Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Jamaica-13] "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[Kenya-14] "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[Lesotho-15] "Ranks in the Army". Lesotho Defence Force. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

[Malaysia_Army-16] "Kategori Pangkat". army.mod.gov.my/ (in Malagasy). Malaysian Army. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[Malta-17] "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Namibia-18] "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[NewZealand-19] "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[Nigeria-20] Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[Pakistan_Army-21] "Pakistan Army Ranks with Salary and Insignia". pakistanforces.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Rwanda-22] "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[SaintKitts&Nevis_Army-23] SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS DEFENCE FORCE ACT. Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. 31 December 2009. pp. 110–111.

[Seychelles-24] "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Singapore-25] "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[SouthAfrica_Army-26] "Uniform: Rank insignia". army.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[SriLanka_Army-27] "Dress Regulation PDF - Part I" (PDF). army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. January 2019. pp. 10-4–10-11. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

[28] "Other Ranks". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

[Togo-29] "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[Tonga-30] "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[Trinidad&Tobago_Other-31] "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Uganda_Army-32] "Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act" (PDF). The Uganda Gazette. CXII (46). Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation: 1851–1854. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[UK_Army-33] "Rank structure". army.mod.uk. British Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

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