List of comparative military ranks
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 amongst NATO countries. Links to comparison charts can be found below.
Contents
- 1 References to modern military
- 1.1 NATO
- 1.2 Algeria
- 1.3 Argentina
- 1.4 Australia
- 1.5 Austria
- 1.6 Belgium
- 1.7 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1.8 Brazil
- 1.9 Canada
- 1.10 China
- 1.11 Colombia
- 1.12 Croatia
- 1.13 Cuba
- 1.14 Denmark
- 1.15 Egypt
- 1.16 Estonia
- 1.17 Finland
- 1.18 France
- 1.19 Gabon
- 1.20 Georgia
- 1.21 Germany
- 1.22 Greece
- 1.23 Hungary
- 1.24 India
- 1.25 Indonesia
- 1.26 Iran
- 1.27 Iraq
- 1.28 Ireland
- 1.29 Israel
- 1.30 Italy
- 1.31 Japan
- 1.32 Jordan
- 1.33 Kosovo
- 1.34 Laos
- 1.35 Lebanon
- 1.36 Lithuania
- 1.37 Malaysia
- 1.38 Mexico
- 1.39 Netherlands
- 1.40 New Zealand
- 1.41 Nicaragua
- 1.42 North Korea
- 1.43 Norway
- 1.44 Pakistan
- 1.45 Peru
- 1.46 Philippines
- 1.47 Poland
- 1.48 Portugal
- 1.49 Romania
- 1.50 Russia
- 1.51 Serbia
- 1.52 Singapore
- 1.53 Slovakia
- 1.54 South Africa
- 1.55 South Korea
- 1.56 Spain
- 1.57 Sri Lanka
- 1.58 Sweden
- 1.59 Switzerland
- 1.60 Taiwan
- 1.61 Tanzania
- 1.62 Thailand
- 1.63 Turkey
- 1.64 Ukraine
- 1.65 United Kingdom
- 1.66 United States
- 1.67 Venezuela
- 1.68 Vietnam
- 2 Previous eras
- 3 Other comparisons
- 4 External links
References to modern military[edit]
NATO[edit]
Algeria[edit]
Argentina[edit]
- Military ranks of Argentina
- Argentine Army officer rank insignia
- Argentine Army enlisted rank insignia
Australia[edit]
- Australian Army officer rank insignia
- Australian Army other ranks insignia
- Royal Australian Navy ranks and uniforms
- Ranks of the RAAF
- Australian Defence Force ranks and insignia
Austria[edit]
Belgium[edit]
Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]
Brazil[edit]
Canada[edit]
China[edit]
- Ranks of the People's Liberation Army (People's Republic of China)
- Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy (People's Republic of China)
- Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (People's Republic of China)
Colombia[edit]
Croatia[edit]
Cuba[edit]
Denmark[edit]
Egypt[edit]
Estonia[edit]
Finland[edit]
France[edit]
Gabon[edit]
Georgia[edit]
Germany[edit]
Greece[edit]
Hungary[edit]
India[edit]
Indonesia[edit]
Iran[edit]
Iraq[edit]
Ireland[edit]
Israel[edit]
Italy[edit]
Japan[edit]
Jordan[edit]
Kosovo[edit]
Laos[edit]
Lebanon[edit]
Lithuania[edit]
Malaysia[edit]
Mexico[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
New Zealand[edit]
Nicaragua[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]
- Peruvian Army (Ejército del Perú)
- Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Perú)
- Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú)
Philippines[edit]
Poland[edit]
Portugal[edit]
Romania[edit]
Russia[edit]
- Russian Army ranks and insignia
- Russian Navy ranks and insignia
- Russian Air Force ranks and insignia
Serbia[edit]
Singapore[edit]
Slovakia[edit]
South Africa[edit]
South Korea[edit]
Spain[edit]
Sri Lanka[edit]
Sweden[edit]
Switzerland[edit]
Taiwan[edit]
Tanzania[edit]
Thailand[edit]
Turkey[edit]
Ukraine[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 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
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps: officer
Venezuela[edit]
Vietnam[edit]
Previous eras[edit]
Miscellaneous[edit]
- 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
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
- List of military decorations of the Third Reich
- Japan - army ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II
- Japan - naval ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II
- Nazi Party paramilitary ranks:
- Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party
- Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel
- Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung
- Ranks and insignia of the Hitler Youth
- Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Flyers Corps
- Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Motor Corps
- Ranks and insignia of the Volkssturm
- United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I
- United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II
Other comparisons[edit]
- Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas
- Comparative army officer ranks of Asia
- Comparative army officer ranks of Europe
- Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas
- Comparative air force officer ranks of Asia
- Comparative air force officer ranks of Europe
- Comparative air force officer ranks of Oceania
- Comparative military ranks of Korea
- Senior Foreign Service
