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

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Australian Army v t e																													No insignia
	Regimental sergeant major of the army			Warrant officer class 1			Warrant officer class 2				Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Bahamas	No army
Bangladesh Army v t e
	মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Māsṭāra ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra						সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Siniẏara ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra		ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra		সার্জেন্ট Sārjēnṭa												কর্পোর‍্যাল Karpōra‍yāla				ল্যান্স কর্পোর‍্যাল Lyānsa karpōra‍yāla								সৈনিক Sainika
Barbados Regiment v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Belize Defence Force v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Botswana Ground Force v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Royal Brunei Land Force v t e																													No insignia
	Pegawai waran 1						Pegawai waran 2		Staf sarjan		Sarjan												Koperal				Lans koperal		Prebet/Soldadu
Cameroon Ground Forces v t e
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat première						Soldat
Canadian Army v t e
	Chief warrant officer						Master warrant officer		Warrant officer		Sergeant												Master corporal				Corporal		Private (trained)						Private (basic)
	Adjudant(e)-chef						Adjudant(e)-maître		Adjudant(e)		Sergent(e)												Caporal(e)-chef				Caporal(e)		Soldat(e) (formé(e))						Soldat(e) (confirmé(e))
Cypriot Ground Forces v t e																																			Arm/corps insignia only
	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistís						Αρχιλοχίας Archilochías		Επιλοχίας Epilochías		Λοχίας Lochías												Δεκανέας Dekanéas				Υποδεκανέας Ypodekanéas								Στρατιώτης Stratiótis
Dominica	No army
Falkland Islands Defence Force v t e																													No insignia
							Warrant officer class 2 (Permanent Staff Instructor)		Colour sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private
Fiji Infantry Regiment v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Gabonese Army v t e
	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat première						Soldat
Ghana Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Grenada	No army
Guyana Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Indian Army v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar-major सूबेदार मेजर						Subedar सूबेदार		Naib subedar नायब सूबेदार		Havildar हवलदार												Naik नायक				Lance naik लांस नायक		Sepoy सिपाही
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Jamaican Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Kenya Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Senior sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Kiribati	No army
Lesotho Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Malawi Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Malaysian Army v t e																																			No insignia
	Pegawai waran I						Pegawai waran II		Staf sarjan		Sarjan												Koperal				Lans koperal								Prebet	Rekrut
Army of Malta v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Bombardier				Lance bombardier		Gunner (or equivalent)
Mauritius	No army
Mozambican Army v t e
									Intendente		Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento						Terceiro-sargento				Cabo		Primeiro soldado
Namibian Army v t e																													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 v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal								Private (or equivalent)
Nigerian Army v t e																													No insignia
	Army warrant officer			Master warrant officer			Warrant officer		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Pakistan Army v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar-major صوبیدار میجر						Subedar صوبیدار		Naib subedar نائب صوبیدار		Havildar حوالدار												Naik نائیک				Lance naik لانس نائیک		Sepoy سپاہی
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e																													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 v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer I						Warrant officer II		Sergeant major		Staff sergeant						Sergeant										Corporal								Private
SKN Regiment v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer 1						Warrant officer 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Saint Lucia	No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No army
Samoa	No army
Seychelles Infantry Unit v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Singapore Army v t e																																			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 v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Sri Lanka Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class I						Warrant officer class II		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal/ Bombardier				Lance corporal/ Lance bombardier		Private (or equivalent)
Eswatini Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Tanzanian Army v t e																													No insignia
	Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza						Afisa mteule daraja la pili		Sajinitaji		Sajenti												Koplo				Koplo usu		Mtu ndege
Togolese Army v t e																																			No insignia
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de 1 classe						Soldat de 2 classe
Tongan Land Component v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
	'Ofisa Fakamafai Kalasi 1						'Ofisa Fakamafai Kalasi 2		Sitafu satini		Satini												Kopila				Lani kopila		Palaiveti
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private
Tuvalu	No army
Ugandan Land Forces v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
British Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff/Colour sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t e
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant Staf Sajen		Sergeant Sajen												Corporal Kofol				Lance Corporal		Constable Polis				Recruit Rikrut
Zambian Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

See also

• Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Americas
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted

Notes

Footnotes

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