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.
References to modern military
- NATO:
- Army officers
- Army enlisted
- Navy officers
- Navy enlisted
- Air Force officers
- Air Force enlisted
- United Kingdom and United States military ranks compared
- Ranks and insignia of NATO
Argentina
- Military ranks of Argentina
- Argentine Army officer rank insignia
- Argentine Army enlisted rank insignia
Australia
- 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
Bangladesh
- Ranks of Bangladesh Army
- Bangladesh Navy
- Bangladesh Air Force
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Canada
- Canadian Forces ranks and insignia
People's Republic of China
- Chinese Army ranks (People's Republic of China)
- Chinese Navy ranks (People's Republic of China)
- Chinese Air Force ranks (People's Republic of China)
Colombia
Croatia
Cuba
- Cuban military ranks
Denmark
- Danish army ranks
- Danish navy ranks
- Danish air force ranks
- Danish OR's compared
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
- German Army rank insignia
Greece
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
- Iranian military ranks
Iraq
- Iraqi Army ranks
Ireland
- Irish Army enlisted rank insignia
- Irish Army commissioned rank insignia
- Irish Navy enlisted rank insignia
- Irish Navy commissioned rank insignia
Israel
- Israeli Defence Forces ranks and insignia
Italy
- Italian Army Ranks
- Italian Navy Ranks
- Italian Air Force Ranks
Japan
- Japanese military ranks
Jordan
Lebanon
- Lebanese Army Ranks
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
- Mexican military ranks
Netherlands
- Dutch military ranks
New Zealand
Nicaragua
North Korea
Norway
- Norwegian military ranks
Pakistan
- Army Ranks of Pakistan
Peru
- Peruvian Army (Ejército del Perú)
- Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Perú)
- Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú)
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
- Portuguese Armed Forces rank insignia
Romania
- Romanian Army ranks and insignia
Russia
- Russian military ranks
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
- Serbian military ranks and insignia
Singapore
Slovakia
- Military ranks of Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
- South Korean military ranks
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
- Swiss army ranks
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Tanzania
- Tanzanian Military ranks
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
- Royal Navy officer rank insignia
- Royal Navy ratings rank insignia
- British Army officer rank insignia
- British Army other ranks rank insignia
- Royal Air Force officer ranks
- Royal Air Force other ranks
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
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps: officer
Venezuela
Vietnam
- Vietnamese military ranks and insignia of the People's Army of Vietnam or PAVN
Previous eras
Miscellaneous
- Royal Navy during the 18th and 19th century
- United States (Union) Army during the Civil War
- Confederate Army during the Civil War
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
- 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 II
Other comparisons
- NATO ranks and insignia
- Comparative military ranks of Korea
- Senior Foreign Service
- Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas
- Comparative army officer ranks of Asia
See also
External links
- World Rank Insignia
- Dave VE7CNV Current Military Ranks of the World
- US Department of Defense rank insignia page
- On the Translation of Military Ranks of NATO Forces
- Australian Defence Force Badges of Rank
- British Army Badges of Rank
- Canadian Forces Badges of Rank
- Irish Defence Force Army Badges of Rank
- New Zealand Defence Force Badges of Rank