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 rank reference codes. These are used for easy comparison among NATO countries. Links to comparison charts can be found below.
References to modern military
Albania
- Military ranks of Albania
Angola
- Military ranks of Angola
Argentina
- Military ranks of Argentina
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
Armenia
- Military ranks of Armenia
Azerbaijan
- Military ranks of Azerbaijan
Bahrain
- Military ranks of Bahrain
Bangladesh
- Military ranks of Bangladesh
Belarus
- Military ranks of Belarus
Belgium
- Belgian military ranks
Bhutan
- Military ranks of Bhutan
Bolivia
- Military ranks of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
- Military ranks of Botswana
Brazil
- Military ranks of Brazil
Bulgaria
- Military ranks of Bulgaria
Cambodia
- Military ranks of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
Canada
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 the Congo
Congo-Brazzaville
Croatia
- Croatian military ranks
Cuba
- Cuban military ranks
Czechia
- Czech military ranks
Denmark
- Military ranks of Denmark
- Danish Army ranks
- Danish Navy ranks
- Danish Air Force ranks
Egypt
- Military ranks of Egypt
Ecuador
- Military ranks of Ecuador
Estonia
- Military ranks of Estonia
Ethiopia
- Military ranks of 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
- Georgian military ranks
Germany
- Rank insignia of the Bundeswehr
- Ranks of the German Bundeswehr
Greece
- Greek military ranks
- Hellenic Army: officer, other
Hungary
- Hungarian military ranks
India
- Indian Armed Forces comparative ranks
- Indian Army ranks and insignia
- Indian Navy ranks and insignia
- Indian Air Force ranks and insignia
Indonesia
- Indonesian military ranks
Iran
- Military ranks of Iran
- Rank insignia of the Iranian military
- Rank Insignia of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Military ranks of Imperial Iran
Iraq
- Military ranks of Iraq
Ireland
- Irish Defence Forces rank insignia
Israel
- Israel Defense Forces ranks and insignia
Italy
- Italian Army ranks
- Italian Navy ranks
- Italian Air Force ranks
- Italian Carabinieri ranks
- Italian Finance Guard ranks
Japan
Jordan
- Jordanian military ranks
Kenya
- Military ranks of Kenya
Laos
- Military ranks of the Lao People's Armed Forces
Lebanon
- Military ranks of Lebanon
Lithuania
- Lithuanian military ranks and insignia
Malaysia
- Malaysian military ranks
Mexico
- Military ranks of Mexico
Mongolia
- Mongolian military ranks
Myanmar
- Military ranks of Myanmar
Nepal
- Military ranks of Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
- New Zealand military ranks
Nicaragua
- Nicaragua military ranks
Nigeria
- Military ranks of Nigeria
North Korea
- Military ranks of North Korea
- Comparative military ranks of Korea
Norway
Pakistan
- Pakistan Army ranks and insignia
- Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia
- Pakistan Air Force ranks and insignia
Peru
- Military ranks of Peru
Philippines
Poland
- Polish Armed Forces rank insignia
Portugal
- Military ranks of Portugal
Romania
- Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia
Russia
- Army ranks and insignia of Russia
- Naval ranks and insignia of Russia
- Aerospace Forces ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabian military ranks
Serbia
- Military ranks of Serbia
Singapore
- Military ranks of Singapore
Slovakia
- Military ranks of Slovakia
Slovenia
- Slovenian military ranks
Somalia
- Military ranks of Somalia
Somaliland
- Military ranks of Somaliland
South Africa
- South African military ranks
South Korea
Spain
- Military ranks of Spain
Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Army rank insignia
- Sri Lanka Navy rank insignia
- Sri Lanka Air Force rank insignia
Sweden
Switzerland
- Military ranks of Switzerland
Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia
Tajikistan
- Military ranks of Tajikistan
Tanzania
- Military ranks of Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
- Military ranks of Tunisia
Turkey
- Military ranks of Turkey
Ukraine
- Military ranks of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
- Military ranks of 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, warrant officer, 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
- Venezuelan military ranks
Vietnam
Zambia
- Military ranks of Zambia
Zimbabwe
- Military ranks of 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
Armed forces comparison
- Ranks and insignia of gendarmeries
- Ranks and insignia of marine forces
- Ranks and insignia of space forces
Previous eras
Miscellaneous
- Imperial Roman legion's ranks
- Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire
- 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
- Royal Navy during the 18th and 19th centuries
- South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia
- United States (Union) Army during the civil war
- United States (Union) Navy during the civil war
- Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces
- Military ranks of the Soviet Union
First and Second World War comparisons
- Comparative officer ranks of World War I
- Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire
- Comparative officer ranks of World War II
- Military ranks of women's services in WWII
- Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany
- Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine
- Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945)
- Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)
- Corps colours of the German Army (1935–1945)
- Corps colours of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)
- Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces
- Military ranks of the Soviet Union
- 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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