Comparative army officer ranks of the Commonwealth

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

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 (Edit)	No equivalent
											Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Australia (Edit)
	Field marshal		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet						Staff cadet
Bahamas	No army
Bangladesh (Edit)	No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Barbados (Edit)	No equivalent
							Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Belize (Edit)	No equivalent
							Major-General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Botswana (Edit)	No equivalent
					Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		1st Lieutenant			2nd Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Brunei (Edit)
	Field Marshal		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Cameroon (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Canada (Edit)	No equivalent																														No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant-general		Major-general		Brigadier-general		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
			Général		Lieutenant-général		Major-général		Brigadier-général		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant			Élève-officier
Cyprus (Edit)	No equivalent
					Lieutenant general Αντιστράτηγος		Major general Υποστράτηγος		Brigadier Ταξίαρχος		Colonel Συνταγματάρχης		Lieutenant colonel Αντισυνταγματάρχης		Major Ταγματάρχης		Captain Λοχαγός		Lieutenant Υπολοχαγός			Second lieutenant Ανθυπολοχαγός			Officer cadet Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός
Dominica	No army
Falkland Islands (Edit)																									Unknown
															Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Fiji (Edit)	No equivalent
							Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Ghana (Edit)																									Unknown
	Field Marshal		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			2nd lieutenant
Grenada	No army
Guyana (Edit)					No equivalent
	Commander-in-Chief		Minister of Defence				Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant		Second lieutenant	Ensign	Officer Cadet
India (Edit)
	Field Marshal		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant						Officer Cadet
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
Jamaica (Edit)	No equivalent
					Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Kenya (Edit)																									Unknown
	Commander-in-Chief		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			2nd Lieutenant
Kiribati	No army
Lesotho (Edit)																									Unknown
	Field Marshal		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			2nd lieutenant
Malawi (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			2nd Lieutenant
Malaysia (Edit)																									No insignia
	Field Marshal Fil Marsyal		General Jeneral		Lieutenant General Leftenan Jeneral		Major General Mejar Jeneral		Brigadier General Brigedier Jeneral		Colonel Kolonel		Lieutenant Colonel Leftenan Kolonel		Major Mejar		Captain Kapten		Lieutenant Leftenan			Second Lieutenant Leftenan Muda			Officer Cadet Pegawai Kadet
Malta (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
									Brigadier (Brigadier)		Colonel (Kurunell)		Lieutenant Colonel (Logutenent Kurunell)		Major (Maġġur)		Captain (Kaptan)		Lieutenant (Logutenent)			Second Lieutenant (Sekond Logutenent)
Mauritius	No army
Mozambique (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
					Coronel General		Teniente General		Major General		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Major		Capitão		Teniente			Aleférez
Namibia (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			2nd lieutenant
Nauru	No army
New Zealand (Edit)			No equivalent																						Various
	Field marshal				Lieutenant-general		Major-general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Nigeria (Edit)																									Unknown
	Field Marshal		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Pakistan (Edit)																									Unknown
	Field marshal		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Papua New Guinea (Edit)	No equivalent
							Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Rwanda (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Général		Lieutenant général		Général-major		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant
Saint Kitts and Nevis (Edit)	No equivalent
													Lieutenant-Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
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 Lucia	No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No army
Samoa	No army
Seychelles (Edit)	No equivalent
									Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		1st Lieutenant			Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Sierra Leone (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Singapore (Edit)	No equivalent		Insignia not known
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Senior lieutenant colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Professional Term				Service Term				Officer Cadet
Solomon Islands	No army
South Africa (Edit)	No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			2nd lieutenant			Candidate officer
Sri Lanka (Edit)
	Field Marshal		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Swaziland (Edit)																									Unknown
	Field Marshal		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			2nd lieutenant
Tanzania (Edit)	No equivalent
			General Jenerali		Lieutenant General Luteni Jenerali		Major General Meja Jenerali		Brigadier General Brigedia Jenerali		Colonel Kanali		Lieutenant Colonel Luteni Kanali		Major Meja		Captain Kapteni		Lieutenant Luteni			2nd lieutenant Luteni usu			Officer candidate
Tonga (Edit)	No equivalent
									Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Ensign			Officer Cadet
Trinidad and Tobago (Edit)	No equivalent
							Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			2nd Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Tuvalu	No army
Uganda (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			2nd Lieutenant
United Kingdom (Edit)																															No equivalent
	Field marshal[note 1]		General		Lieutenant-general		Major-general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Vanuatu (Edit)	No equivalent
							Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		1st Lieutenant			Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Zambia (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			2nd Lieutenant
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

Notes

1. Title; Honorary or posthumous rank; war time rank; ceremonial rank

See also

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