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 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 militaryEdit
AlbaniaEdit
AlgeriaEdit
AngolaEdit
ArgentinaEdit
- Military ranks of Argentina
- Argentine Army officer rank insignia; Argentine Army enlisted rank insignia
AustraliaEdit
- Australian Defence Force ranks
- Royal Australian Navy ranks and uniforms
- Australian Army officer rank insignia; Australian Army other ranks insignia
- Ranks of the RAAF
AustriaEdit
BahrainEdit
BangladeshEdit
BelarusEdit
BelgiumEdit
BhutanEdit
BoliviaEdit
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEdit
BotswanaEdit
BrazilEdit
BulgariaEdit
CanadaEdit
ChileEdit
- Army ranks and insignia of Chile
- Naval ranks and insignia of Chile
- Air Force ranks and insignia of Chile
ChinaEdit
- 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
ColombiaEdit
CongoEdit
Congo-BrazzavilleEdit
CroatiaEdit
CubaEdit
Czech RepublicEdit
DenmarkEdit
EgyptEdit
EcuadorEdit
EstoniaEdit
EthiopiaEdit
FinlandEdit
FranceEdit
GabonEdit
GeorgiaEdit
GermanyEdit
GreeceEdit
HungaryEdit
IndiaEdit
IndonesiaEdit
IranEdit
IraqEdit
IrelandEdit
IsraelEdit
ItalyEdit
JapanEdit
Pre-1945 historical ranks:
JordanEdit
KenyaEdit
LaosEdit
LebanonEdit
LithuaniaEdit
MalaysiaEdit
MexicoEdit
MongoliaEdit
MyanmarEdit
NepalEdit
NetherlandsEdit
New ZealandEdit
NicaraguaEdit
North KoreaEdit
NorwayEdit
PakistanEdit
- Pakistan Army ranks and insignia
- Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia
- Pakistan Air Force ranks and insignia
PeruEdit
- Peruvian Army (Ejército del Perú)
- Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Perú)
- Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea del Perú)
PhilippinesEdit
PolandEdit
PortugalEdit
RomaniaEdit
Roman EmpireEdit
RussiaEdit
- Russian Army ranks and insignia
- Russian Navy ranks and insignia
- Russian Air Force ranks and insignia
Saudi ArabiaEdit
SerbiaEdit
SingaporeEdit
SlovakiaEdit
SloveniaEdit
SomaliaEdit
SomalilandEdit
South AfricaEdit
South KoreaEdit
SpainEdit
Sri LankaEdit
SwedenEdit
SwitzerlandEdit
SyriaEdit
Republic of China (Taiwan)Edit
TajikistanEdit
TanzaniaEdit
ThailandEdit
TunisiaEdit
TurkeyEdit
UkraineEdit
United Arab EmiratesEdit
United KingdomEdit
- 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 StatesEdit
- 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
VenezuelaEdit
VietnamEdit
ZambiaEdit
ZimbabweEdit
Continental comparisonsEdit
AfricaEdit
- 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
AmericasEdit
- 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
AsiaEdit
- 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
EuropeEdit
- 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
OceaniaEdit
Other comparisonsEdit
NATOEdit
- 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 NationsEdit
- 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 erasEdit
MiscellaneousEdit
- 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 comparisonsEdit
- 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