Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth

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

Enlisted

Equivalent
NATO code
OR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Australian Army

No insignia
Regimental sergeant
major of the army
Warrant officer
class 1
Warrant officer
class 2
Staff sergeant
(Phased out as of 2019)
Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Bahamas No army
 Bangladesh Army

No equivalent
Master Warrant Officer Senior Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Sainik
Barbados Regiment

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Belize Ground Forces

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Botswana Ground Force

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Royal Brunei Land Forces

No insignia
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)
Cameroon Ground Forces
No equivalent
Warrant Officer Class 1
Adjudant-chef
Warrant Officer Class 2
Adjudant
Staff Sergeant
Sergent-chef
Sergeant
Sergent
Master Corporal
Caporal-chef
Corporal
Caporal
Private First Class
Soldat Première
Private
Soldat
 Canadian Army
Chief warrant officer
Adjudant-chef
Master warrant officer
Adjudant-maître
Warrant officer
Adjudant
Sergeant
Sergent
Master corporal
Caporal-chef
Corporal
Caporal
Private (trained)
Soldat (formé)
Private (basic)
Soldat (confirmé)
Private (recruit)
Soldat (recrue)
 Cypriot Ground Forces
No equivalent No equivalent Arm/corps insignia only
Warrant Officer
Ανθυπασπιστής
Master Sergeant
Αρχιλοχίας
Staff sergeant
Επιλοχίας
Sergeant
Λοχίας
Junior sergeant
Έφεδρος Λοχίας
Corporal
Δεκανέας
Lance Corporal
Υποδεκανέας
Private
Στρατιώτης
Dominica No army
Falkland Islands Defence Force
No equivalent
No insignia
Warrant officer class 2
(Permanent Staff Instructor)
Colour sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
Fiji Infantry Regiment

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Ghana Army

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1
Afisa Mteule Daraja la Kwanza
Warrant Officer Class 2
Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili
Staff Sergeant
Sajinitaji
Sergeant
Sajenti
Corporal
Koplo
Lance Corporal
Koplo Usu
Private
(or equivalent)
Grenada No army
Guyana Army

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2
(Technical)
Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Indian Army

No insignia
Subedar Major/Risaldar Major Subedar/Risaldar Naib Subedar/Naib Risaldar Havildar Naik Lance Naik Sepoy
Equivalent
NATO code
OR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
Jamaican Army

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Kenya Army

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Kiribati No army
 Lesotho Army

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Malawi Army

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Malaysian Army

No equivalent No insignia
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
Private
Prebet
Recruit
Rekrut
Army of Malta

No insignia
Senior Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Bombadier Lance Bombadier Gunner
(or equivalent)
Mauritius No army
Mozambican Army
No equivalent
No equivalent
Sergeant major
Intendente
First Sergeant
Primeiro-sargento
Second Sergeant
Segundo-sargento
Third Sergeant
Terceiro-sargento
Corporal
Cabo
Private First Class
Primeiro soldado
 Namibian Army

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Nauru No army
 New Zealand Army

No equivalent No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Nigerian Army

No insignia
Army Warrant Officer Master Warrant Officer Warrant officer Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Pakistan Army

No insignia
Subedar-Major/Risaldar-Major Subedar/Risaldar Naib Subedar/Naib Risaldar Havildar Naik Lance Naik Sepoy
Papua New Guinea Land Element

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1
?
Warrant Officer Class 2
?
Staff Sergeant
Plag Sajen
Sergeant
Sajen
Corporal
Kopul
Lance Corporal
Lans Kopul
Private
Praivet
Rwandan Land Forces
No equivalent No equivalent No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1
Adjudant-chef
Warrant Officer Class 2
Adjudant
Sergeant Major
Sergent-major
First Sergeant
1er Sergeant
Sergeant
Sergent
Corporal
Caporal
Private
Soldate
Equivalent
NATO code
OR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
Saint Lucia No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No army
Samoa No army
Seychelles Infantry Unit

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Sierra Leone Army

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Singapore Army
No insignia No insignia
Master Sergeant Staff Sergeant First Sergeant Second Sergeant Third Sergeant Corporal First Class Corporal Lance Corporal Private First Class Private Recruit
Solomon Islands No army
 South African Army

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Sri Lanka Army

No insignia
Warrant Officer
1st Class
Warrant Officer
2nd Class
Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Eswatini Army

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Tanzanian Army

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1
Afisa Mteule Daraja la Kwanza
Warrant Officer Class 2
Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili
Staff Sergeant
Sajinitaji
Sergeant
Sajenti
Corporal
Koplo
Lance Corporal
Koplo Usu
Private
(or equivalent)
Tongan Land Component

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)[note 1]
 Trinidad and Tobago Regiment

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
Tuvalu No army
 Ugandan Land Forces

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 British Army

No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff/Colour sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Vanuatu Mobile Forces

No insignia
Warrant Officer
Class 1
Warrant Officer
Class 2
Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Zambian Army

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Equivalent
NATO code
OR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1

Footnotes

  1. The lowest rank in the Tongan Royal Guards is that of Guardsman, which ranks higher than Private in the other services.

See also

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