Comparative army enlisted ranks of Africa

Rank comparison chart of enlisted rank for armies/ land forces of African states.

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Algeria (Edit)									No equivilant																		No equivilant								No insignia
	Sergeant Major						Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Private 1st Class						Private
Angola (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent																				No insignia						No equivalent
							Chief Master Sergeant Sargent-chefe				Master Sergeant Primeiro-sargento						Staff Sergeant Segundo-sargento			Sergeant Furriel			Corporal Primeiro-cabo				Private 1st Class Segundo-cabo		Private Soldado
Benin (Edit)	No equivilant
											Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Botswana (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Burkina Faso (Edit)									No equivalent														No equivalent
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Burundi (Edit)																							No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Première sergent major		Senior Sergeant Première sergent						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat première classe						Private Soldat
Cameroon (Edit)									No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Cape Verde (Edit)
	Sargento-mor						Sargento-chefe		Sargento-principal		Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento		Sargento	Furriel	Instruendo curso de sargento		Cabo-principal	Cabo de secção		Cabo-adjunto	Primeiro-cabo		Segundo-cabo						Instruendo curso de cabo
Central African Republic (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Career Sergeant Sergent			Sergeant Sergent			Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Chad (Edit)	No equivalent																						No equivalent												No insignia
									Sergeant major Sergent Major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Comoros (Edit)									No equivalent
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Edit)																							No equivalent												No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class I Adjudant Première Classe			Warrant Officer Class II Adjudant		Sergeant Major First Class Première Sergent-major	Sergeant Major Sergent-major	Sergeant First Class Première Sergent						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Republic of the Congo (Edit)									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Djibouti (Edit)									No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Egypt (Edit)									No equivalent																		No equivalent
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal												Private
	Mosa'id awwal (مساعد أول)						Mosa'id (مساعد)				Raqib awwal (رقيب أول)						Raqib (رقيب)						'arif (عريف)												Jondi (جندي)
Equatorial Guinea (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent												No equivalent
							Sergeant Major Brigada		Master Sergeant Sargento primero		Sergeant Sarjento												Senior Corporal Cabo primero				Corporal Cabo								Private Soldado
Eritrea (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent																		No equivalent								No insignia
							Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Private 1st Class						Private
Ethiopia (Edit)									No equivilant																										No insignia
	Sergeant Major						Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private First Class						Private
Gabon (Edit)									No equivilant
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Gambia (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Ghana (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Afisa Mteule Daraja la Kwanza						Warrant Officer Class 2 Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili		Staff Sergeant Sajinitaji		Sergeant Sajenti												Corporal Koplo				Lance Corporal Koplo Usu		Private (or equivalent)
Guinea (Edit)									No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant										Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Guinea-Bissau (Edit)	No equivalent																										No equivalent
											Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento						Terceiro-sargento						Primeiro-Soldado						Soldado
Ivory Coast (Edit)									No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldad Première						Private Soldad
Kenya (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Lesotho (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Liberia (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Command sergeant major						Master sergeant		Sergeant first class		Staff sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Private first class		Private						Private
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Libya (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent																		No equivalent								No insignia
							Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Private 1st Class						Private
Madagascar (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant major Sergent Major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Malawi (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Mali (Edit)	No equivilant																																		No insignia
											Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Mauritania (Edit)									No equivilant														No equivilant						No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal								Private Soldat 2e classe
Mauritius	No army
Morocco (Edit)
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat de Deuxième classe
Mozambique (Edit)	No equivalent																																		No equivalent
									Sergeant major Intendente		First Sergeant Primeiro-sargento						Second Sergeant Segundo-sargento						Third Sergeant Terceiro-sargento				Corporal Cabo		Private First Class Primeiro soldado
Namibia (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Niger (Edit)									No equivalent
	Chief Warrant Officer Major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Nigeria (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Army Warrant Officer			Master Warrant Officer			Warrant officer		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Rwanda (Edit)																							No equivalent						No equivalent						No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		First Sergeant 1er Sergeant						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal								Private Soldate
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Senegal (Edit)									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Seychelles (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Somalia (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer Class 1			Warrant Officer Class 2		Warrant Officer Class 3		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
South Africa (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Sudan (Edit)									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Musaid awwal مساعد أول						Musaid مساعد				Raqib awwal رقيب ثاني						Raqib رقيب						Arif عريف				Wakil arif		Jundi جندي						Mustajidd
Swaziland (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Tanzania (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Afisa Mteule Daraja la Kwanza						Warrant Officer Class 2 Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili		Staff Sergeant Sajinitaji		Sergeant Sajenti												Corporal Koplo				Lance Corporal Koplo Usu		Private (or equivalent)
Togo (Edit)									No equivilant																										No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent de Carriere			Sergeant Sergent			Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Tunisia (Edit)									No equivalent
	Sergeant Major Adjudant-major			Master Sergeant Adjudant-chef			Sergeant 1st class Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Uganda (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Zambia (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Zimbabwe (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Regimental sergeant major			Warrant Officer Class 1			Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

See also

• Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted