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
Angola
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
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
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
Congo
Congo-Brazzaville
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Ecuador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
- Italian Army ranks
- Italian Navy ranks
- Italian Air Force ranks
- Italian Carabinieri ranks
- Italian Finance Guard ranks
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Laos
Lebanon
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway
Pakistan
- Pakistan Army ranks and insignia
- Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia
- Pakistan Air Force ranks and insignia
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
- Army ranks and insignia of the Russia
- Naval ranks and insignia of Russia
- Aerospace Forces ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
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, 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
Vietnam
Zambia
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
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
Previous eras
Miscellaneous
- Imperial Roman legion's ranks
- Confederate Army during the civil war
- 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 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
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
- 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