List of comparative military ranks
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This article is a list of various states' 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 reference codes. These are the NATO rank reference codes, used for easy comparison among NATO countries. Links to comparison charts can be found below.
References to modern military[]
Albania[]
Algeria[]
- Algeria military ranks
Angola[]
Argentina[]
- Military ranks of Argentina
- Argentine Army officer rank insignia; Argentine Army enlisted rank insignia
Australia[]
- 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[]
- Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer
Bahrain[]
Bangladesh[]
- Ranks of Bangladesh Army
- Ranks and insignia of Bangladesh Navy
- Bangladesh Air Force rank insignia
Belarus[]
Belgium[]
- Belgian military ranks
Bhutan[]
Bolivia[]
- Military ranks of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina[]
Botswana[]
Brazil[]
- Brazilian military ranks
Bulgaria[]
Canada[]
- Canadian Armed Forces ranks and insignia
Chile[]
- Army ranks and insignia of Chile
- Naval ranks and insignia of Chile
- Air Force ranks and insignia of Chile
China[]
- 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[]
- Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces
Congo[]
- Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Congo-Brazzaville[]
- Military ranks of Republic of the Congo
Croatia[]
Cuba[]
- Cuban military ranks
Czech Republic[]
Denmark[]
Egypt[]
- Egyptian Air Force ranks
- Egyptian Army ranks
- Egyptian Navy ranks
Ecuador[]
- Military ranks of Ecuador
Estonia[]
- Military ranks of Estonia
Ethiopia[]
Finland[]
- Finnish military ranks
France[]
- French Army ranks
- French Navy ranks
- French Air Force ranks
- French Gendarmerie ranks
Gabon[]
- Military ranks of the Armed Forces of Gabon
Georgia[]
Germany[]
- Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr
- Ranks of the German Bundeswehr
Greece[]
- Greek military ranks
- Hellenic Army: officer, other
Hungary[]
India[]
- Indian Army ranks and insignia
- Indian Navy ranks and insignia
- Indian Air Force ranks and insignia
Indonesia[]
- Indonesian military ranks
Iran[]
- Rank insignia of the Iranian military
Iraq[]
- Military ranks of Iraq
Ireland[]
Israel[]
- Israel Defense Forces ranks and insignia
Italy[]
- Italian Army ranks
- Italian Navy ranks
- Italian Air Force ranks
- Italian Carabinieri ranks
Japan[]
- Japanese military ranks
Pre-1945 historical ranks:
- Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Army
- Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Jordan[]
Kenya[]
Laos[]
Lebanon[]
Lithuania[]
Malaysia[]
Mexico[]
- Army ranks and insignia of Mexico
- Naval ranks and insignia of Mexico
Mongolia[]
Myanmar[]
- Army ranks and insignia of Myanmar
- Navy ranks and insignia of Myanmar
- Air Force ranks and insignia of Myanmar
Nepal[]
- Military ranks of Nepal
Netherlands[]
- Dutch military ranks
New Zealand[]
- New Zealand military ranks
Nicaragua[]
- Nicaragua military ranks
North Korea[]
- Korean People's Army Ground Force ranks
- Korean People's Army Air Force ranks
- Korean People's Navy ranks
- Comparative military ranks of Korea
Norway[]
- Norwegian military ranks
Pakistan[]
- Pakistan Army ranks and insignia
- Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia
- Pakistan Air Force ranks and insignia
Peru[]
- Peruvian Army (Ejército del Perú)
- Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Perú)
- Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú)
Philippines[]
- Military ranks of the Philippines
Poland[]
Portugal[]
- Portuguese Armed Forces rank insignia
Romania[]
- Romanian Army ranks and insignia
Russia[]
- Russian Army ranks and insignia
- Russian Navy ranks and insignia
- Russian Air Force ranks and insignia
Saudi Arabia[]
Serbia[]
- Serbian military ranks and insignia
Singapore[]
- Singapore Armed Forces ranks
Slovakia[]
Slovenia[]
Somalia[]
South Africa[]
South Korea[]
- Republic of Korea Army ranks
- Republic of Korea Air force ranks
- Republic of Korea Navy ranks
- Comparative military ranks of Korea
Spain[]
- Military ranks of Spain
Sri Lanka[]
Sweden[]
- Military ranks of the Swedish Armed Forces
Switzerland[]
- Swiss Army ranks
Syria[]
Republic of China (Taiwan)[]
- Republic of China Army rank insignia
- Republic of China Navy rank and rating insignia
- Republic of China Air Force rank insignia
Tajikistan[]
Tanzania[]
Thailand[]
- Military ranks of the Thai armed forces
Tunisia[]
- Military ranks of Tunisia
Turkey[]
Ukraine[]
- Military ranks of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates[]
United Kingdom[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
NATO[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
Miscellaneous[]
- Royal Navy during the 18th and 19th centuries
- United States (Union) Army during the civil war
- United States (Union) Navy during the civil war
- Confederate Army during the civil war
- Confederate Navy during the civil war
- Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces
- Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy
- South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia
First and Second World War comparisons[]
- 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
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