Editing List of comparative military ranks

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This article is a list of various [[Sovereign state|nations]]' [[armed forces]] [[military rank|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 ''[[Ranks and insignia of NATO|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==

<!-- a) In alphabetic order of country  b) Blue links only please  c) Modern militaries - not historical  -->
===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 enlisted rank insignia|Australian Army other ranks insignia]]
*[[Ranks of the RAAF]]

===Austria===
*[[Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer]]
===Armenia===
*[[Military ranks of Armenia]]

===Azerbaijan===
*[[Military ranks of Azerbaijan]]

===Bahrain===
*[[Military ranks of Bahrain]]

===Bangladesh===
*[[Ranks of Bangladesh Army]]
*[[Ranks and insignia of Bangladesh Navy]]
*[[Bangladesh Air Force rank insignia]]

=== Belarus ===
*[[Military ranks of Belarus]]

===Belgium===
*[[Belgian military ranks]]

===Bhutan===
*[[Military ranks of Bhutan]]

===Bolivia===
*[[Military ranks of Bolivia]]

===Bosnia and Herzegovina===
*[[Military ranks and insignia of 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===
*[[Canadian Armed Forces ranks and insignia]]

===Chile===
*[[Military ranks and insignia of 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]]
* [[People's Armed Police#Ranks and insignia|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===
*[[Military ranks of Republic of the Congo]]

===Croatia===
*[[Croatian military ranks]]

===Cuba===
*[[Cuban military ranks]]

===Czechia===
*[[Czech military ranks]]

===Denmark===
*[[Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army|Danish Army ranks]]
*[[Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Navy|Danish Navy ranks]]
*[[Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Air Force|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===
*[[Ranks in the French Army|French Army ranks]]
*[[Ranks in the French Navy|French Navy ranks]]
*[[French Air Force#Ranks|French Air Force ranks]]
*[[National Gendarmerie#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]]: [[Hellenic Army officer rank insignia|officer]], [[Hellenic Army Other Ranks rank insignia|other]]

===Hungary===
*[[Military ranks of Hungary|Hungarian military ranks]]

===India===
*[[Template:Equivalent ranks of Indian military|Indian Armed Forces comparative ranks]]
*[[Army ranks and insignia of India|Indian Army ranks and insignia]]
*[[Naval ranks and insignia of India|Indian Navy ranks and insignia]]
*[[Air Force ranks and insignia of India|Indian Air Force ranks and insignia]]

===Indonesia===
*[[Indonesian military ranks]]

===Iran===
*[[Rank insignia of the Iranian military]]

===Iraq===
*[[Military ranks of Iraq]]

===Ireland===
*[[Irish Defence Forces rank insignia]]

===Israel===
*[[Israel Defense Forces ranks|Israel Defense Forces ranks and insignia]]

===Italy===
*[[Italian Army ranks]]
*[[Italian Navy ranks]]
*[[Italian Air Force ranks]]
*[[Rank insignia of the Carabinieri|Italian Carabinieri ranks]]
*[[Rank insignia of the Finance Guard|Italian Finance Guard ranks]]

===Japan===
*[[Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces|Japanese military ranks]]

===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===
*[[Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces]]

===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===
*[[Military ranks and insignia of Norway]]

===Pakistan===
*[[Pakistan Army ranks and insignia]]
*[[Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia]]
*[[Pakistan Air Force ranks and insignia]]

===Peru===
*[[Military ranks of Peru]]

===Philippines===
*[[Military ranks of the 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===
*[[Military ranks of South Korea]]
*[[Comparative military ranks of Korea]]

===Spain===
*[[Military ranks of Spain]]

===Sri Lanka===
*[[Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Army|Sri Lanka Army rank insignia]]
*[[Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Navy|Sri Lanka Navy rank insignia]]
*[[Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force|Sri Lanka Air Force rank insignia]]

===Sweden===
*[[Military ranks of the Swedish Armed Forces]]

===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===
*[[Military ranks of the Thai armed forces]]

===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 ranks rank insignia|British Army other rank insignia]]
*[[RAF officer ranks|Royal Air Force officer ranks]]; [[RAF other ranks|Royal Air Force other ranks]]
*[[United Kingdom and United States military ranks compared]]

===United States===
*[[Template:United States uniformed services comparative ranks|United States uniformed services: comparative ranks of officers, warrant officers, and enlisted servicemen]]
*[[United States Air Force]]: [[United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia|enlisted]], [[Warrant officer (United States)#Air Force|warrant officer]], [[United States Air Force officer rank insignia|officer]]
*[[United States Army]]: [[United States Army enlisted rank insignia|enlisted]], [[Warrant officer (United States)#Army|warrant officer]], [[United States Army officer rank insignia|officer]]
*[[United States Coast Guard]]: [[List of United States Coast Guard enlisted rates|enlisted]], [[Warrant officer (United States)#Coast Guard|warrant officer]], [[United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia|officer]]
*[[United States Marine Corps]]: [[United States Marine Corps rank insignia#Enlisted|enlisted]], [[United States Marine Corps rank insignia#Warrant officers|warrant officer]], [[United States Marine Corps rank insignia#Commissioned officers|officer]]
*[[United States Navy]]: [[List of United States Navy enlisted rates|enlisted]], [[Warrant officer (United States)#Navy|warrant officer]], [[United States Navy officer rank insignia|officer]]
*[[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]]: [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps#Uniforms, ranks and insignia|officer]]
*[[United States Space Force]]: [[United States Space Force rank insignia#Enlisted insignia|enlisted]], [[United States Space Force rank insignia#Officer insignia|officer]]
*[[NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps]]: [[NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps#Commissioned officers|officer]]
*[[United Kingdom and United States military ranks compared]]

===Venezuela===
*[[Venezuelan military ranks]]

===Vietnam===
*[[Vietnamese military ranks and insignia]]

===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]]

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==Previous eras==
===Miscellaneous===
* [[Imperial Roman army#Personnel|Imperial Roman legion's ranks]]
* [[Uniforms of the Confederate States military forces#Field and Company Officers|Confederate Army during the civil war]]
* [[Uniforms of the Confederate States military forces#Confederate States Navy uniforms|Confederate Navy during the civil war]]
* [[Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire]]
* [[Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces]]
* [[Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy]]
* [[Royal Navy ranks, rates, and uniforms of the 18th and 19th centuries|Royal Navy during the 18th and 19th centuries]]
* [[South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia]]
* [[Uniform of the Union Army#Ranks and insignia|United States (Union) Army during the civil war]]
* [[Union Navy#Rank insignia|United States (Union) Navy 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)]]
**[[Corps colours 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]]

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