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 Mozambique is a former Portuguese 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

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5		OF-4		OF-3	OF-2		OF-1				OF(D) and student officer
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard	No equivalent
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard	No equivalent					Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Sub lieutenant		Midshipman
Royal Australian Navy
Royal Australian Navy	Admiral of the fleet	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant		Acting sub lieutenant		Midshipman
Royal Bahamas Defence Force	No equivalent
Royal Bahamas Defence Force	No equivalent				Commodore	Captain	Senior Commander	Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Senior Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant		Acting Sub-Lieutenant		Midshipman
Bangladesh Navy	No equivalent
Bangladesh Navy	No equivalent	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub-lieutenant	Acting Sub-lieutenant		Midshipman	Officer Cadet
Barbados Coast Guard	No equivalent
Barbados Coast Guard	No equivalent							Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant				Midshipman
Belize Coast Guard	No equivalent

				Rear admiral	Rear admiral (lower half)	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Ensign		Officer cadet
Botswana	No navy
Royal Brunei Navy
Royal Brunei Navy	Admiral of the Fleet Laksamana Armada	Admiral Laksamana	Vice Admiral Laksamana Madya	Rear Admiral Laksamana Muda	First Admiral Laksamana Pertama	Captain (naval) Kepten		Commander Komander		Lieutenant Commander Leftenan Komander	Lieutenant Leftenan		Lieutenant Junior Grade Leftenan Madya		Sub-Lieutenant Leftenan Muda		Midshipman Pegawai Kadet
Cameroon Navy	No equivalent																No equivalent
Cameroon Navy	No equivalent	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 1^re classe		Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe		No equivalent
Royal Canadian Navy	No equivalent																		No equivalent
		Admiral	Vice-admiral	Rear-admiral	Commodore	Captain(N)		Commander		Lieutenant-commander	Lieutenant(N)		Sub-lieutenant		Acting sub-lieutenant		Naval Cadet
		Amiral	Vice-amiral	Contre-amiral	Commodore	Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette	Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe		Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe		Aspirant de marine
Cyprus Navy	No equivalent
Cyprus Navy	No equivalent				Commodore Αρχιπλοίαρχος	Captain Πλοίαρχος		Commander Αντιπλοίαρχος		Lieutenant commander Πλωτάρχης	Lieutenant Υποπλοίαρχος		Sub lieutenant Ανθυποπλοίαρχος		Ensign Σημαιοφόρος		Officer Designate Σημαιοφόρος Επίκουρος Αξιωματικός
Dominica	No navy
Republic of Fiji Navy	No equivalent
Republic of Fiji Navy	No equivalent			Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub-Lieutenant		Ensign		Midshipman
Ghana Navy	No equivalent																No equivalent
Ghana Navy	No equivalent	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant				No equivalent
Grenada	No navy
Guyana Coast Guard	No equivalent
Guyana Coast Guard	No equivalent			Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant Junior Grade		Sub lieutenant		Midshipman
Indian Navy
Indian Navy	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sublieutenant				Midshipman
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5		OF-4		OF-3	OF-2		OF-1				OF(D) and student officer
Jamaican Coast Guard	No equivalent
Jamaican Coast Guard	No equivalent		Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Sub-Lieutenant		Midshipman
Kenya Navy	No equivalent																No equivalent
Kenya Navy	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain		Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		No equivalent
Kiribati	No navy
Lesotho	No navy
Royal Malaysian Navy
Royal Malaysian Navy	Laksamana Armada Admiral of the Fleet	Laksamana Admiral	Laksamana Madya Vice Admiral	Laksamana Muda Rear Admiral	Laksamana Pertama Flotilla Admiral (Commodore)	Kepten Captain		Komander Commander		Leftenan Komander Lieutenant Commander	Leftenan Lieutenant		Leftenan Madya Lieutenant (junior grade)		Leftenan Muda Ensign		Kadet Kanan Midshipman		Pegawai Kadet Officer Cadet
Maritime Squadron of Malta	No equivalent																No equivalent
Maritime Squadron of Malta	No equivalent				Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain		Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		No equivalent
Mauritius	No navy
Mozambique Naval Command	No equivalent																Unknown
Mozambique Naval Command	No equivalent		Almirante	Vice-almirante	Contra-almirante	Capitão de Mare Guerra		Capitão de Fragata		Capitão-tenente	Primeiro-tenente		Segundo-tenente		Guarda-marinha		Unknown
Namibian Navy	No equivalent
Namibian Navy	No equivalent		Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Ensign		Midshipman
Nauru	No navy
Royal New Zealand Navy		No equivalent
Royal New Zealand Navy	Admiral of the fleet	No equivalent	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant		Ensign		Midshipman
Nigerian Navy																	No equivalent
Nigerian Navy	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant		Midshipman		No equivalent
Pakistan Navy																	Unknown
Pakistan Navy	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sublieutenant		Midshipman		Unknown
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element	No equivalent
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element	No equivalent			Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant				Midshipman
Rwanda	No navy
Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard	No equivalent
Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard	No equivalent							Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub-Lieutenant		Midshipman		Officer Cadet
Saint Lucia	No navy
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5		OF-4		OF-3	OF-2		OF-1				OF(D) and student officer
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No navy
Samoa	No navy
Seychelles Coast Guard	No equivalent
Seychelles Coast Guard	No equivalent				Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant		Acting Sub Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Sierra Leone Navy	No equivalent
Sierra Leone Navy	No equivalent			Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Sub-Lieutenant		Midshipman
Republic of Singapore Navy	No equivalent	Insignia not known
Republic of Singapore Navy	No equivalent	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Rear Admiral (junior grade)	Colonel		Senior Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain		Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Midshipman	Midshipman		Midshipman
Solomon Islands	No navy
South African Navy	No equivalent
South African Navy	No equivalent	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Rear admiral (junior grade)	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant		Ensign		Midshipman
Sri Lanka Navy
Sri Lanka Navy	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub-lieutenant		Acting Sub-lieutenant		Midshipman
Swaziland	No navy
Tanzania Naval Command	No equivalent																No equivalent
Tanzania Naval Command	No equivalent		Vice admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant		Ensign		No equivalent
Tongan Maritime Force	No equivalent
Tongan Maritime Force	No equivalent				Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant		Midshipman
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard	No equivalent
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard	No equivalent			Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub-Lieutenant		Acting Sub-Lieutenant		Midshipman		Officer Cadet
Tuvalu	No navy
Uganda	No navy
Royal Navy																			No equivalent
Royal Navy	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant		Midshipman		Officer Cadet		No equivalent
Corps of Royal Marines																			No equivalent
Corps of Royal Marines	Captain General Royal Marines	General	Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major	Captain		Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Officer cadet		No equivalent
Vanuatu	No navy
Zambia	No navy
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5		OF-4		OF-3	OF-2		OF-1				OF(D) and student officer

Comparative navy officer ranks of the Commonwealth

Officers

See also