List of comparative military ranks
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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
[edit]Albania
[edit]Angola
[edit]Argentina
[edit]Australia
[edit]- Australian Defence Force ranks
- Royal Australian Navy ranks and uniforms
- Australian Army officer rank insignia; Australian Army other ranks insignia
- Ranks of the RAAF
Austria
[edit]Azerbaijan
[edit]Bahrain
[edit]Bangladesh
[edit]Belarus
[edit]Belgium
[edit]Bhutan
[edit]Bolivia
[edit]Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]Botswana
[edit]Brazil
[edit]Bulgaria
[edit]Canada
[edit]Chile
[edit]China
[edit]- Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
- Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy
- Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
- Ranks of the People's Armed Police
Colombia
[edit]Congo
[edit]Congo-Brazzaville
[edit]Croatia
[edit]Cuba
[edit]Czechia
[edit]Denmark
[edit]Egypt
[edit]Ecuador
[edit]Estonia
[edit]Ethiopia
[edit]Finland
[edit]France
[edit]Gabon
[edit]Georgia
[edit]Germany
[edit]Greece
[edit]Hungary
[edit]India
[edit]- Indian Armed Forces comparative ranks
- Indian Army ranks and insignia
- Indian Navy ranks and insignia
- Indian Air Force ranks and insignia
Indonesia
[edit]Iran
[edit]Iraq
[edit]Ireland
[edit]Israel
[edit]Italy
[edit]- Italian Army ranks
- Italian Navy ranks
- Italian Air Force ranks
- Italian Carabinieri ranks
- Italian Finance Guard ranks
Japan
[edit]Jordan
[edit]Kenya
[edit]Laos
[edit]Lebanon
[edit]Lithuania
[edit]Malaysia
[edit]Mexico
[edit]Mongolia
[edit]Myanmar
[edit]Nepal
[edit]Netherlands
[edit]New Zealand
[edit]Nicaragua
[edit]Nigeria
[edit]North Korea
[edit]Norway
[edit]Pakistan
[edit]- Pakistan Army ranks and insignia
- Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia
- Pakistan Air Force ranks and insignia
Peru
[edit]Philippines
[edit]Poland
[edit]Portugal
[edit]Romania
[edit]Russia
[edit]- Army ranks and insignia of the Russia
- Naval ranks and insignia of Russia
- Aerospace Forces ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
[edit]Serbia
[edit]Singapore
[edit]Slovakia
[edit]Slovenia
[edit]Somalia
[edit]Somaliland
[edit]South Africa
[edit]South Korea
[edit]Spain
[edit]Sri Lanka
[edit]Sweden
[edit]Switzerland
[edit]Syria
[edit]Republic of China (Taiwan)
[edit]Tajikistan
[edit]Tanzania
[edit]Thailand
[edit]Tunisia
[edit]Turkey
[edit]Ukraine
[edit]United Arab Emirates
[edit]United Kingdom
[edit]- Royal Navy officer rank insignia; Royal Navy ratings rank insignia
- British Army officer rank insignia; British Army other rank insignia
- Royal Air Force officer ranks; Royal Air Force other ranks
- United Kingdom and United States military ranks compared
United States
[edit]- 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
[edit]Vietnam
[edit]Zambia
[edit]Zimbabwe
[edit]Continental comparisons
[edit]Africa
[edit]- Comparative army officer ranks of Africa
- Comparative army enlisted ranks of Africa
- Comparative air force officer ranks of Africa
- Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Africa
- Comparative navy officer ranks of Africa
- Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Africa
Americas
[edit]- Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas
- Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Americas
- Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas
- Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Americas
- Comparative navy officer ranks of the Americas
- Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Americas
Asia
[edit]- Comparative army officer ranks of Asia
- Comparative army enlisted ranks of Asia
- Comparative air force officer ranks of Asia
- Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Asia
- Comparative navy officer ranks of Asia
- Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Asia
Europe
[edit]- Comparative army officer ranks of Europe
- Comparative army enlisted ranks of Europe
- Comparative air force officer ranks of Europe
- Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Europe
- Comparative navy officer ranks of Europe
- Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Europe
Oceania
[edit]- Comparative army officer ranks of Oceania
- Comparative army enlisted ranks of Oceania
- Comparative air force officer ranks of Oceania
- Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Oceania
- Comparative navy officer ranks of Oceania
- Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Oceania
Other comparisons
[edit]NATO
[edit]- Ranks and insignia of NATO
- Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers
- Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted
- Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers
- Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted
- Ranks and insignia of officers of NATO navies
- Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Enlisted
Commonwealth of Nations
[edit]- Comparative army officer ranks of the Commonwealth
- Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth
- Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth
- Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth
- Comparative navy officer ranks of the Commonwealth
- Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth
Previous eras
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- Imperial Roman legion's ranks
- Confederate Army during the civil war
- Confederate Navy during the civil war
- Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire
- Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces
- Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy
- Royal Navy during the 18th and 19th centuries
- South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia
- United States (Union) Army during the civil war
- United States (Union) Navy during the civil war
First and Second World War comparisons
[edit]- Comparative military ranks of World War I
- Comparative officer ranks of World War II
- World War II German Army ranks and insignia
- Military ranks of the Luftwaffe (1935–45)
- Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine
- Japan - army ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II
- Japan - naval ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II
- United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I
- United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II