Comparative army officer ranks of the Commonwealth

Rank comparison chart of armies/land forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

## Officers

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Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers

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Antigua and Barbuda Regiment[1]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Australian Army[2]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Field marshal | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Bahamas | No army

* * *

Bangladesh Army[3]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
জেনারেল
General | লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল
Lieutenant General | মেজর জেনারেল
Major General | ব্রিগেডিয়ার জেনারেল
Brigadier General | কর্নেল
Colonel | লেফটেন্যান্ট কর্নেল
Lieutenant Colonel | মেজর
Major | ক্যাপ্টেন
Captain | লেফটেন্যান্ট
Lieutenant | সেকেন্ড লেফটেন্যান্ট
Second Lieutenant
Barbados Regiment[4]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Belize Defence Force

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Major-general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Botswana Ground Force[5]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Royal Brunei Land Force[6]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fil marsyal | Jeneral | Leftenan jeneral | Mejar jeneral | Brigedier jeneral | Kolonel | Leftenan kolonel | Mejar | Kapten | Leftenan | Leftenan muda
Cameroon Ground Forces[7][8][9]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Général d'armée | Général de corps | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant
Canadian Army[10][11]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General | Lieutenant-general | Major-general | Brigadier-general | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Général(e) | Lieutenant(e)-général(e) | Major(e)-général(e) | Brigadier(ère)-général(e) | Colonel(le) | Lieutenant(e)-colonel(le) | Major(e) | Capitaine | Lieutenant(e) | Sous-lieutenant(e)
Cypriot Ground Forces[12]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Αντιστράτηγος
Antistratigos | Υποστράτηγος
Ypostratigos | Ταξίαρχος
Taxiarchos | Συνταγματάρχης
Syntagmatarchis | Αντισυνταγματάρχης
Antisyntagmatarchis | Ταγματάρχης
Tagmatarchis | Λοχαγός
Lochagos | Υπολοχαγός
Ypolochagos | Ανθυπολοχαγός
Anthypolochagos |

Dominica | No army

* * *

Falkland Islands Defence Force

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |
Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Fiji Infantry Regiment

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Jenerali meja | Brigadi | Kanala | Leteni kanala | Meja | Kavetani | Leteni | Ikarua ni leteni
Gabonese Army[13]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant
Ghana Army

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Field marshal | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Grenada | No army

* * *

Guyana Army[14]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commander-in-Chief | Minister of Defence | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Ensign
Indian Army[15]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Field marshal
फील्ड मार्शल | General
जनरल | Lieutenant general
लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल | Major general
मेजर जनरल | Brigadier
ब्रिगेडियर | Colonel
कर्नल | Lieutenant colonel
लेफ्टिनेंट कर्नल | Major
मेजर | Captain
कैप्टन | Lieutenant
लेफ्टिनेंट
Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers
Jamaican Army[16]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Kenya Army[17]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commander-in-Chief | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Kiribati | No army

* * *

Lesotho Army[18]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Field marshal | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Malawi Army

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Malaysian Army[19]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fil marsyal | Jeneral | Leftenan jeneral | Mejar jeneral | Brigedier jeneral | Kolonel | Leftenan kolonel | Mejar | Kapten | Leftenan | Leftenan muda
Army of Malta[20]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brigadier
Brigadier | Colonel
Kurunell | Lieutenant colonel
Logutenent kurunell | Major
Maġġur | Captain
Kaptan | Lieutenant
Logutenent | Second lieutenant
Sekond logutenent
Mauritius | No army

* * *

Mozambican Army

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Coronel-general | Tenente-general | Major-general | Coronel | Tenente-coronel | Major | Capitão | Tenente | Alferes
Namibian Army[21]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Nauru | No army

* * *

New Zealand Army[22]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Field marshal | Lieutenant-general | Major-general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Nigerian Army[23]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Field marshal | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier-general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Pakistan Army[24][better source needed]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Field marshal
فیلڈ مارشل | General
جنرل | Lieutenant general
لیفٹیننٹ جنرل | Major general
میجر جنرل | Brigadier
بریگیڈیئر | Colonel
کرنل | Lieutenant colonel
لیفٹیننٹ کرنل | Major
میجر | Captain
کیپٹن | Lieutenant
لیفٹنینٹ | Second lieutenant
سیکنڈ لیفٹیننٹ
Papua New Guinea Land Element

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Meja jeneral | Brigadia jeneral | Kolonel | Leftenan kolonel | Meja | Kepten | Leftenan | Namba tu leftenan
Rwandan Land Forces[25]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
SKN Regiment[26]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |
Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers
Saint Lucia | No army

* * *

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No army

* * *

Samoa | No army

* * *

Seychelles Army[27]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Sierra Leone Army

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Singapore Army[28]

* v
* t
* e

|  | No insignia yet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Senior lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Solomon Islands | No army

* * *

South African Army[29]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Sri Lanka Army[30]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Field marshal | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Eswatini Army

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Field marshal | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | 2nd lieutenant |

Tanzanian Army

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Jenerali | Luteni jenerali | Meja jenerali | Brigedia jenerali | Kanali | Luteni kanali | Meja | Kapteni | Luteni | Luteni usu
Togolese Army[31]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant
Tongan Land Component[32]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commander-in-chief | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Ensign
Komanitā-pule | Pilikaria seniale | Kenolo | Lafitani kenolo | Mesia | Kapiteni | Lafitani | Lafitani ua
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment[33]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Tuvalu | No army

* * *

Ugandan Land Forces[34]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
British Army[35]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Field marshal | General | Lieutenant-general | Major-general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Vanuatu Mobile Forces

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Major general
Bigfala Jenerol | Brigadier | Colonel
Kolonel | Lieutenant colonel
Lietnen Kolonel | Major
Bigfala | Captain
Kapten | First lieutenant
Fas Lietnen | Second lieutenant
Seken Lietnen
Zambian Army[36]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
2. ^ "Ranks". Australian Army. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
3. ^ "Ranks & insignia". joinbangladesharmy.army.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
4. ^ "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
5. ^ "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
6. ^ "Akta Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (Penggal 149)" [Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act (Chapter 149)] (PDF). AGC.gov.bn (in Malay). Attorney General's Chambers, Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam. 16 December 2013. pp. 1999–2000. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
7. ^ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Generaux Armee De Terre". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
8. ^ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Superieurs Armee De Terre". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
9. ^ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Subalternes Armee De Terre". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
10. ^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
11. ^ "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
12. ^ "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
13. ^ "Nos Galons". Ministère de la Défense nationale. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
14. ^ Merrill, Tim (1993). Guyana and Belize: country studies. Library of Congress. p. 138\. LCCN 93010956. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
15. ^ "Indian Army Rank Badges". indianarmy.nic.in. Indian Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
16. ^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
17. ^ "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
18. ^ "Ranks in the Army". Lesotho Defence Force. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
19. ^ "Pangkat". mafhq.mil.my (in Malay). Malaysian Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
20. ^ "Rank Insignia". Armed Forces of Malta. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
21. ^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547\. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
22. ^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
23. ^ Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297\. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
24. ^ "Pakistan Army Ranks with Salary and Insignia". pakistanforces.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
25. ^ "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
26. ^ SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS DEFENCE FORCE ACT. Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. 31 December 2009. pp. 110–111.
27. ^ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
28. ^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
29. ^ "Uniform: Rank insignia". army.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
30. ^ "Dress Regulation PDF – Part I" (PDF). army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. January 2019. pp. 10-4 – 10-11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
31. ^ "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
32. ^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153\. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
33. ^ "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
34. ^ "Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act" (PDF). The Uganda Gazette. CXII (46). Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation: 1851–1854\. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
35. ^ "Rank structure". army.mod.uk. British Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
36. ^ Munamunungu, Hamwiinde (1 May 2023). "Understanding Military Ranks". Zambian Observer. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

## See also

[edit]

* Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas
* Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers

* v
* t
* e

Military ranks and insignia by country

* List of comparative military ranks

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

States with
limited recognition|

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Former|

* People's Republic of Angola
* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* Kingdom of Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Katanga
* People's Republic of Mozambique
* Rhodesia
* South West Africa
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Apartheid States in Southern Africa

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Officers:
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Enlisted:
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Other:
* Marine Corps
* Space Force
* Warrant officer
* Opposing forces
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Former|

* Canada (pre-Unification)
* Confederate States of America
* Union
* Army
* Navy
* Costa Rica
* Republic of Cuba
* Empire of Brazil
* Panama
* Republic of Texas
* Army
* Navy
* United States Army enlisted
* World War I
* World War II

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* PR of China
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Rocket Force
* Armed Police
* India
* Army
* Air Force
* Navy
* Coast Guard
* Border Roads Organisation
* Paramilitary forces
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
* North
* South
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Marines
* Civil Armed Forces
* Maritime Security Agency
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

States with
limited recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Palestine
* South Ossetia
* Taiwan (Republic of China)

Former|

* Artsakh
* China
* Empire
* Republic (1912–1949)
* Dutch East Indies
* East Turkestan (Second Republic)
* People's Republic of Kampuchea
* Imperial Iran
* Imperial Japan
* Army
* Navy
* Korea
* Empire
* Liberation Army
* Kingdom of Laos
* Manchukuo
* Mengjiang
* Mongolian People's Republic
* Vietnam
* State
* South
* South Yemen
* Tibet
* Tuva

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Home Guard
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Army
* Navy
* Gendarmerie
* Air and Space Force
* Foresters
* Germany
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Land Forces
* Coast Guard
* Ireland
* Italy
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Carabinieri
* Finance Guard
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* North Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Cossacks
* Between 1994 and 2010
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Officers:
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Other:
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Vatican

States with
limited recognition|

* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* Transnistria

Former|

* Albania
* Kingdom
* People's Socialist Republic
* Austria–Hungary
* Army
* Navy
* Bulgaria
* Kingdom
* People's Republic
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* German Empire
* Weimar Republic
* Nazi Germany
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* East Germany
* Kingdom of Greece
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* France
* Napoleonic Grand Army
* Hungary
* Kingdom
* People's Republic
* Italy
* Kingdom
* Social Republic
* Ottoman Empire
* Polish People's Republic
* Republika Srpska
* Romania
* Kingdom
* Socialist Republic
* Russian Empire
* White Movement
* Slovakia (First Republic)
* Soviet Union
* 1918–35
* 1935–40
* 1940–43
* 1943–55
* 1955–91
* Spain
* 2nd Republic
* State
* Yugoslavia
* Kingdom
* Socialist Federal Republic
* Federal Republic

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Language|

| Anglophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

|

Arabophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Francophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Gendarmerie
* Officers
* Enlisted

Hispanophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Lusophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Military police
* Officers
* Enlisted

Post-Soviet states|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Commonwealth of Nations|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

European Union|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

NATO|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air Force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Comparative ranks of

* Star ranking
* WWI
* Officers
* WWII
* Officers
* Women's services
* Marine forces
* Space forces
* Gendarmeries
* UK and US

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