Comparative navy officer ranks of the Commonwealth

Rank comparison chart of naval forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Most of the 52 Commonwealth nations have their beginnings in British Empire and have shared naval traditions. By comparison, Gabon and Togo are French colonies, Mozambique is a former Portuguese colony while Rwanda is a German and later, Belgian colony. Even after some had achieved a degree of independent government from the UK, their naval protection was still British; the Royal New Zealand Navy did not exist separately until 1941.

## Officers

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

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Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard[1]

* v
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* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant
(junior grade) | Sub-lieutenant
Royal Australian Navy[2]

* v
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* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admiral of the fleet | Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Acting sub lieutenant
Royal Bahamas Defence Force[3]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodore | Captain | Senior commander | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting sub-lieutenant
Bangladesh Navy[4]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
এ্যাডমিরাল
Aeḍmirāl | ভাইস এ্যাডমিরাল
Bhā'is aeḍamirāl | রিয়ার এ্যাডমিরাল
Riẏār aeḍamirāl | কমোডোর
Kômōḍōr | ক্যাপ্টেন
Kaepṭēn | কমান্ডার
Kômānḍār | লেফটেন্যান্ট কমান্ডার
Lēphṭēnānṭ kômānḍār | লেফটেন্যান্ট
Lēphṭēnānṭ | সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট
Sāb-lēphṭēnānṭ | এ্যাক্টিং সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট
Ēyākṭiṁ sāb-lēphṭēn'yānṭ | মিডশিপম্যান
Miḍśipmaen
Barbados Coast Guard[5]

* v
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* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodore | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Midshipman
Belize Coast Guard

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rear admiral | Rear admiral
(lower half) | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant
(junior grade) | Ensign
Botswana | No navy

* * *

Royal Brunei Navy[6]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Laksamana armada | Laksamana | Laksamana madya | Laksamana muda | Laksamana pertama | Kepten | Komander | Leftenan komander | Leftenan | Leftenan madya | Leftenan muda
Cameroon Navy[7][8][9]

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* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amiral d'escadre | Vice-amiral d'escadre | Vice-amiral | Contre-amiral | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Royal Canadian Navy[10][11]

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* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admiral | Vice-admiral | Rear-admiral | Commodore | Captain (N) | Commander | Lieutenant-commander | Lieutenant (N) | Sub-lieutenant | Acting sub-lieutenant
Amiral(e) | Vice-amiral(e) | Contre-amiral(e) | Commodore | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant(e) de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Cyprus Navy[12]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Αντιναύαρχος
Antinavarchos | Υποναύαρχος
Yponavarchos | Αρχιπλοίαρχος
Archiploiarchos | Πλοίαρχος
Ploiarchos | Αντιπλοίαρχος
Antiploiarchos | Πλωτάρχης
Plotarchis | Υποπλοίαρχος
Ypoploiarchos | Ανθυποπλοίαρχος
Anthypoploiarchos | Σημαιοφόρος
Simaioforos
Dominica | No navy

* * *

Eswatini | No navy

* * *

Republic of Fiji Navy

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub-Lieutenant | Ensign
Gabonese Navy

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amiral | Vice-amiral d'escadre | Vice-amiral | Contre-amiral | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe |

Ghana Navy

* v
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* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant
Grenada | No navy

* * *

Guyana Coast Guard

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant junior grade | Sub-lieutenant
Indian Navy[13]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admiral
एडमिरल | Vice admiral
वाइस एडमिरल | Rear admiral
रियर एडमिरल | Commodore
कमोडोर | Captain
कैप्टन | Commander
कमांडर | Lieutenant commander
लेफ़्टिनेंट कमांडर | Lieutenant
लेफ्टिनेंट | Sub-lieutenant
सब लेफ्टिनेंट | Midshipman
मिडशिपमैन
Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers
Jamaican Coast Guard[14]

* v
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* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Sub-lieutenant
Kenya Navy[15]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Kiribati | No navy

* * *

Lesotho | No navy

* * *

Royal Malaysian Navy[16]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Laksamana armada | Laksamana | Laksamana madya | Laksamana muda | Laksamana pertama | Kepten | Komander | Leftenan komander | Leftenan | Leftenan madya | Leftenan muda
Maritime Squadron of Malta[17]

* v
* t
* e

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

* * *

Mozambique Naval Command

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Almirante | Vice-almirante | Contra-almirante | Capitão de mar e guerra | Capitão de fragata | Capitão-tenente | Primeiro-tenente | Segundo-tenente | Guarda-marinha
Namibian Navy[18]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral junior grade | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant junior grade | Ensign
Namibian Marine Corps

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marine Commandant | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign
Nauru | No navy

* * *

Royal New Zealand Navy[19]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admiral of the fleet[20] | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Ensign
Nigerian Navy[21]

* v
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* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admiral of the Fleet | Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub-Lieutenant | Midshipman
Pakistan Navy[22]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admiral
ایڈمرل | Vice admiral
وائس ایڈمرل | Rear admiral
بحریہ کا امیر | Commodore
کموڈور | Captain
کپتان | Commander
کمانڈر | Lieutenant commander
لیفٹیننٹ کمانڈر | Lieutenant
لیفٹیننٹ | Sub-lieutenant
سب لیفٹیننٹ | Midshipman
مڈ شپ مین
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rear Admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant
Commander | Lieutenant | Sub
Lieutenant
Rwanda | No navy

* * *

Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |
Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Sub-Lieutenant | Midshipman
Saint Lucia | No navy

* * *

Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No navy

* * *

Samoa | No navy

* * *

Seychelles Coast Guard[23]

* v
* t
* e

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

* v
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* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Sub-Lieutenant
Republic of Singapore Navy[24]

* v
* t
* e

|  | No insignia yet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral
(junior grade) | Colonel | Senior lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Solomon Islands | No navy

* * *

South African Navy[25]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral
(junior grade) | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Ensign
Sri Lanka Navy[26]

* v
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* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admiral of the fleet | Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Midshipman
Swaziland | No navy

* * *

Tanzania Naval Command

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Ensign
Togolese Navy[27]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vice-amiral | Contre-amiral | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Tongan Navy[28]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commander-in-chief | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Midshipman
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard[29]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting sub-lieutenant
Tuvalu | No navy

* * *

Uganda | No navy

* * *

Royal Navy[30]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Admiral of the Fleet | Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Midshipman
Royal Marines[31]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| General | Lieutenant-general | Major-general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
Vanuatu Maritime Wing

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |
Commander
Komanda | Lieutenant commander
Lietnen Komanda | Lieutenant
Lietnen | Sub lieutenant
Sab-Lietnen
Zambia | No navy

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

## See also

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* Comparative navy officer ranks of the Americas
* Ranks and insignia of NATO navies' 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". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
3. ^ "OFFICER RANKS". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
4. ^ Bangladesh Navy. "Rank & Insignia". navy.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025.
5. ^ "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
6. ^ "Admiralty Ranks – RBN Admiralty Rank". Navy.MinDef.gov.bn. Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, Muara Naval Base: Defence Information Technology Unit, Ministry of Defence, Brunei. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
7. ^ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Generaux Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
8. ^ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Superieurs Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
9. ^ "Grades Et Appellations Officier Subalternes Marine Nationale". 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. ^ "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
14. ^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
15. ^ "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
16. ^ "Pangkat". mafhq.mil.my (in Malay). Malaysian Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
17. ^ "Rank Insignia". Armed Forces of Malta. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
18. ^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547\. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
19. ^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
20. ^ Shown with cipher of Elizabeth II
21. ^ 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.
22. ^ "LIFE IN PN: RANKS". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Pakistan Navy Official Website. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
23. ^ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
24. ^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
25. ^ "Rank Insignia". navy.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
26. ^ "Branches/Ranks". Sri Lanka Navy. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
27. ^ "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
28. ^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153\. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
29. ^ "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
30. ^ "Shaping your career". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
31. ^ "RM Officers & Other Ranks Badges of Rank". Royal Navy website. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-05.

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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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