Comparative army enlisted ranks of Asia

Rank comparison chart of armies/ land forces of Asian states.

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9				OR-8		OR-7		OR-6	OR-5		OR-4		OR-3	OR-2		OR-1
Afghan National Army	No equivalent													No equivalent			No insignia
Afghan National Army	No equivalent						Sergeant first class سرپرگمشر قدمدار		Staff Sergeant معاون سرپرگمشر قدمدار	Sergeant سرپرگمشر		Corporal معاون سرپرگمشر		No equivalent	Private first class پرگمشر		Private جندي‎‎
Armenia Army
Armenia Army	Senior Warrant Officer (ԱՎԱԳ ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ)		Warrant Officer (ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ)		Sergeant Major (ԱՎԱԳ)		Senior Sergeant (ԱՎԱԳ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ)		Sergeant (ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ)	Junior Sergeant (ԿՐՏՍԵՐ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ)		Yefreytor (ԵՖՐԵՅՏՈՐ)		Private (ԶԻՆՎՈՐ)
Azerbaijani Land Forces														No equivalent			No insigna
	baş gizir				gizir		kiçik gizir		baş çavuş	çavuş		kiçik çavuş			baş әsgәr		әsgәr
	Chief Warrant Officer				Warrant Officer		Master Sergeant		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal			Private 1st Class		Private
Royal Bahraini Army	No equivalent								No equivalent						No equivalent		No insignia
Royal Bahraini Army	No equivalent						Master Sergeant رقیب اول		No equivalent	Sergeant رقیب		Corporal عريف		Lance Corporal جندی اول	No equivalent		Private جندي‎‎
Bangladesh Army															No equivalent
Bangladesh Army	Master Warrant Officer				Senior Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	No equivalent		Sainik
Royal Bhutan Army															No insignia
Royal Bhutan Army	Warrant Officer 1st Class Drimpon Gom				Warrant Officer 2nd Class Dedrim		Warrant Officer 3rd Class Drimpon Wom		Sergeant Pelpon			Corporal Peljab		Lance Corporal Gopa	Private
Royal Brunei Land Forces															No insignia
Royal Brunei Land Forces	Sergeant Major (Appointment) Sarjan Mejar (Jawatan)		Warrant Officer 1 Pegawai Waran 1		Warrant Officer 2 Pegawai Waran 2	Company Sergeant Major	Staff sergeant Staf Sarjan		Sergeant Sarjan			Corporal Koperal		Lance corporal Lans Koperal	Private (or equivalent)
Royal Cambodian Army
	នាយចំណង់		ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក		ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ		ពលបាលឯក		ពលបាលទោ	ពលបាលត្រី		នាយឯក		នាយទោ	ពលឯក		ពលទោ
	Chief Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer		Command Sergeant Major		Master Sergeant		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private 1st Class		Private
People's Liberation Army (Ground Force, Rocket Force, and Strategic Support Force)
	Chief Sergeant 1st Class 一级军士长 yījí jūnshìzhǎng				Chief Sergeant 2nd Class 二级军士长 èrjí jūnshìzhǎng		Chief Sergeant 3rd Class 三级军士长 sānjí jūnshìzhǎng		Chief Sergeant 4th Class 四级军士长 sìjí jūnshìzhǎng	Sergeant 上士 shàngshì		Corporal 中士 zhōngshì		Lance corporal 下士 xiàshì	Private 1st Class 上等兵 shàngděngbīng		Private 列兵 lièbīng
Republic of China Army
Republic of China Army	Master sergeant first class 一等士官長				Master sergeant second class 二等士官長		Master sergeant third class 三等士官長		Staff sergeant 上士	Sergeant 中士		Corporal 下士		Specialist 上等兵	Private first class 一等兵		Private 二等兵
Indian Army															No insignia
Indian Army	Subedar Major/Risaldar Major				Subedar/Risaldar		Naib Subedar/Naib Risaldar		Havildar			Naik		Lance Naik	Sepoy
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9				OR-8		OR-7		OR-6	OR-5		OR-4		OR-3	OR-2		OR-1
Indonesian Army
	Pembantu Letnan Satu		Pembantu Letnan Dua		Sersan Mayor		Sersan Kepala		Sersan Satu	Sersan Dua		Kopral Kepala	Kopral Satu	Kopral Dua	Prajurit Kepala	Prajurit Satu	Prajurit Dua
	Chief Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer		Sergeant Major		Master Sergeant		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Master corporal	Corporal	Lance corporal	Master Private	Private First Class	Private
Iranian Ground Forces
Iranian Ground Forces	Sergeant Major استوار یکم				Master Sergeant استوار دوم		Sergeant First Class گروهبان یکم		Staff Sergeant گروهبان دوم	Sergeant گروهبان سوم		Corporal سرجوخه		Private First Class سرباز یکم	Private (E-2) سرباز دوم		Private سرباز
Iraqi Ground Forces	No equivalent													No equivalent
									Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal			Private First Class		Private
									Raqib awwal (رقيب أول)	Raqib (رقيب)		'arif (عريف)			Jondi awwal (جندي أول)		Jondi (جندي)
Israeli Ground Forces														No equivalent	No insignia		No equivalent
Israeli Ground Forces	Chief warrant officer (רב-נגד (רנ"ג	Warrant officer (רב-נגד משנה (רנ"מ		Command Sergeant Major (רב-סמל בכיר (רס"ב	Sergeant Major (רב-סמל מתקדם (רס"מ	Master Sergeant (רב-סמל ראשון (רס"ר	Sergeant First Class (רב-סמל (רס"ל		Staff Sergeant (סמל ראשון (סמ"ר	Sergeant סמל		Corporal (רב טוראי (רב"ט		No equivalent	Private טוראי		No equivalent
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force												No equivalent
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force	Warrant Officer 准陸尉				Sergeant major 陸曹長		Master Sergeant 1等陸曹		Sergeant 1st Class 2等陸曹	Sergeant 3等陸曹		No equivalent		Leading Private 陸士長	Private 1st Class 1等陸士		Private 2等陸士	Self defence official cadet 自衛官候補生
Royal Jordanian Army														No equivalent			No insignia
Royal Jordanian Army	Agent First Class وکیل اول				Agent وکیل		Sergeant First Class رقیب اول		Sergeant رقیب			Corporal عریف		No equivalent	Private 1st Class جندي اول		Private جندي‎‎
Kazakh Ground Forces
Kazakh Ground Forces	Master sergeant Шебер-сержант		Staff sergeant Штаб-сержант		Sergeant first class Бiрiншi сыныпты сержант	Sergeant second class Екiншi сыныпты сержант	Sergeant third class Үшiншi сыныпты сержант	Senior sergeant Аға сержант	Sergeant Сержант	Junior sergeant Кiшi сержант		Yefreytor Ефрейтор		Ordinary Soldier Қатардағы жауынгер
Korean People's Army Ground Force																	No equivalent
	T'ŭkmu-sangsa 특무상사				Sangsa 상사		Chungsa 중사		Hasa 하사	Sanggŭp-pyŏngsa 상급병사		Chungŭp-pyŏngsa 중급병사		Hagŭp-pyŏngsa 하급병사	Chŏnsa 전사
	Sergeant major				Master sergeant		Sergeant first class		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private
Republic of Korea Army																	No insignia
	Wonsa 원사				Sangsa 상사		Jungsa 중사		Hasa 하사	Byeongjang 병장		Sangdeungbyeong 상등병		Ildeungbyeong 일등병	Ideungbyeong 이등병
	Sergeant major				Master sergeant		Sergeant first class		Staff sergeant (Sergeant junior grade)	Sergeant (Master private)		Corporal (Senior private)		Private first class	Private (Second class)		Recruit
Kuwait Army							No equivalent							No equivalent			No insignia
Kuwait Army	Chief Warrant Officer وکیل اول				Warrant Officer وکیل		No equivalent		Sergeant First Class رقیب اول	Sergeant رقیب		Corporal عریف		No equivalent	Private 1st Class وکیل عریف		Private جندي‎‎
Kyrgyz Army	No equivalent
Kyrgyz Army	No equivalent				Старшина		Улук сержант		Сержант	Кенже сержант		Ефрейтор		Катардагы жоокер
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9				OR-8		OR-7		OR-6	OR-5		OR-4		OR-3	OR-2		OR-1
Lao People's Army	No equivalent													No equivalent
Lao People's Army	No equivalent									Sergeant ສິບເອກ		Corporal ສິບໂທ		No equivalent	Private First Class ສິບຕຣີ		Private ພົນທະຫານ
Lebanese Ground Forces																	No insignia
Lebanese Ground Forces	Chief Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer		Master Sergeant		Sergeant First Class		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Private First Class	Private		Recruit
Malaysian Army															No equivalent		No insignia
Malaysian Army	Warrant Officer Class 1 Pegawai Waran I				Warrant Officer Class 2 Pegawai Waran II		Staff Sergeant Staf Sarjan		Sergeant Sarjan			Corporal Koperal		Lance Corporal Lans Koperal	No equivalent		Private Prebet	Recruit Rekrut
Maldivian Marine Corps															No equivalent		No insignia
Maldivian Marine Corps	Sergeant Major of the Defence Force	Command Sergeant Major		Sergeant Major	First Sergeant		Sergeant First Class		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	No equivalent		Private
Mongolian Ground Force
Mongolian Ground Force	Sergeant major Тэргүүн ахлагч				Master sergeant Cургагч ахлагч		Senior sergeant Aхлах ахлагч		Sergeant Aхлагч	Junior sergeant Дэд ахлагч		Senior corporal Ахлах түрүүч		Corporal Түрүүч	Junior corporal Дэд түрүүч	Senior private Ахлах байлдагч	Private Байлдагч
Myanmar Army															No insignia
Myanmar Army	Warrant officer class 1 အရာခံဗိုလ်				Warrant officer class 2 ဒုအရာခံဗိုလ်		Staff Sergeant တပ်ခွဲတပ်ကြပ်ကြီး		Sergeant တပ်ကြပ်ကြီး			Corporal တပ်ကြပ်		Lance Corporal ဒုတပ်ကြပ်	Private
Nepalese Army															No insignia		No insignia
Nepalese Army	Chief warrant officer प्रमुख सुवेदार				Warrant Officer Class II सुवेदार		Warrant Officer Class I जमदार		Sergeant हुद्दा			Corporal अमल्दार		Lance corporal प्यूठ	Private सिपाही		Followers फलोअर्स
Royal Army of Oman														No equivalent			No equivalent
Royal Army of Oman	Sergeant Major وکیل کتیبة				Master Sergeant وکیل		Sergeant First Class رقیب اول		Staff Sergeant رقیب	Sergeant وکیل رقیب		Corporal عریف		No equivalent	Lance Corporal نائب عریف		No equivalent
Pakistan Army															No insignia
Pakistan Army	Subedar-Major/Risaldar-Major				Subedar/Risaldar		Naib Subedar/Naib Risaldar		Havildar			Naik		Lance Naik	Sepoy
Philippine Army														No equivalent
Philippine Army	Chief Master Sergeant		Senior Master Sergeant		Master Sergeant		Technical Sergeant		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		No equivalent	Private First Class		Private
Qatari Emiri Land Force															No insignia
Qatari Emiri Land Force	Warrant Officer 1st Class				Warrant Officer 2nd Class		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private
Russian Ground Forces
Russian Ground Forces	Ста́рший пра́порщик Starshy praporshchik		Пра́порщик Praporshchik		Старшина́ Starshina		Ста́рший сержа́нт Senior sergeant		Сержа́нт Sergeant	Мла́дший сержа́нт Junior sergeant		Ефре́йтор Yefreytor		Рядово́й Ryadovoy
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9				OR-8		OR-7		OR-6	OR-5		OR-4		OR-3	OR-2		OR-1
Saudi Arabian Army														No equivalent			No insignia
Saudi Arabian Army	Warrant Officer رئيس رقباء				Sergeant Major رقیب اول		Staff Sergeant رقیب		First Sergeant	Sergeant وکیل رقیب		Corporal عریف		No equivalent	Private First Class جندي أول		Private جندي‎‎
Singapore Army																	No insignia	No insignia
Singapore Army	Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant		First Sergeant		Second Sergeant	Third Sergeant		Corporal First Class	Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private First Class		Private	Recruit
Sri Lanka Army															No insignia
Sri Lanka Army	Warrant Officer 1st Class				Warrant Officer 2nd Class		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Syrian Arab Army														No equivalent			No insignia
Syrian Arab Army	Warrant officer 1st class مساعد أول		Warrant officer 2nd class مساعد ثاني		Warrant officer 3rd class مساعد		Sergeant Major رقيب أول		Staff Sergeant رقيب ثاني	Sergeant رقيب		Corporal عريف		No equivalent	Private 1st class جندي أول		Private جندي
Tajik National Army
Tajik National Army	Senior ensign Прапоршики калон		Ensign Прапоршик		Sergeant major Старшина		Senior sergeant Сержанти калон		Sergeant Сержант	Junior sergeant Сержанти хурд		Yefreytor Ефрейтор		Private Қаторӣ
Royal Thai Army									No equivalent								No insignia
	จ่าสิบเอกพิเศษ		จ่าสิบเอก		จ่าสิบโท		จ่าสิบตรี			สิบเอก		สิบโท		สิบตรี	สิบตรีกองประจำการ		พลทหาร
	Master Sergeant 1st Class (special rank)		Master Sergeant 1st Class		Master Sergeant 2nd Class		Master Sergeant 3rd Class			Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private 1st Class		Private
Timor-Leste Army
Timor-Leste Army	Sargento-mor				Sargento-chefe		Sargento-ajudante		Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento	Furriel	Segundo-furriel	Cabo-adjunto	Primeiro-cabo	Segundo-cabo		Soldado
Turkmen Ground Forces	No equivalent											No equivalent
Turkmen Ground Forces	No equivalent				Sergeant major Starşina		Senior sergeant Uly seržant		Sergeant Seržant	Junior sergeant Kiçi seržant		No equivalent		Private Hatarçy
United Arab Emirates Army	No equivalent								No equivalent					No equivalent			No insignia
United Arab Emirates Army	No equivalent				Warrant officer		Staff sergeant		No equivalent	Sergeant		Corporal		No equivalent	Lance corporal		Private
Uzbek Ground Forces	No equivalent													No equivalent
Uzbek Ground Forces	No equivalent						Senior Sergeant		Sergeant	Junior Sergeant		Private First Class		No equivalent			Private
Vietnam People's Ground Force	No equivalent						No equivalent			No equivalent				No equivalent
Vietnam People's Ground Force	No equivalent				Sergeant Major Thượng sĩ		No equivalent		Sergeant Trung sĩ	No equivalent		Corporal Hạ sĩ		No equivalent	Private First Class Binh nhất		Private Binh nhì
Yemeni Land Forces					No equivalent										No insignia
Yemeni Land Forces	Warrant Officer				No equivalent		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9				OR-8		OR-7		OR-6	OR-5		OR-4		OR-3	OR-2		OR-1

Comparative army enlisted ranks of Asia

Enlisted

See also