Comparative army enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries

Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for armies/land forces of Anglophone states.

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment [1] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Australian Army [2] 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
Barbados Regiment [3] 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 [4] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Burundi Army [5] v t e																																			No insignia
	Adjudant-major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant		Première sergent major		Première sergent						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de 1ère classe						Soldat de 2ème classe
	Ajida shefu			Ajida majoro			Ajida		Sereja majoro mu murwi wa mbere		Sereja mu murwi wa mbere						Sereja						Kaporari shefu				Kaporari		Umusoda wo mu murwi wa mbere						Umusoda wo mu murwi wa kabiri
Cameroon Ground Forces v t e
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat Première						Soldat
Canadian Army [6] [7] 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))
Dominica	No army
Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer I						Warrant officer II				Staff 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)
Gambian National Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
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 [8] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Indian Army [9] 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
Irish Army [10] [11] v t e																																			No insignia
	Sergeant major						Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant		Company sergeant		Company quartermaster sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Private, 3 star		Private, 2 star						Recruit
	Maor-Sáirsint Cathlán/Reisimint [lower-alpha 1]						Ceathrúsháirsint Cathlán/Reisimint [lower-alpha 1]		Sáirsint Complacht [lower-alpha 2]		Ceathrúsháirsint Complacht [lower-alpha 2]						Sáirsint						Ceannaire				Saighdiúr Singil, 3 Réalta		Saighdiúr Singil, 2 Réalta						Earcach
Jamaican Army [12] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Kenya Army [13] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Kiribati	No army
Lesotho Army [14] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Liberian Ground Forces [15] v t e																																			No insignia
	Command sergeant major						Master sergeant		Sergeant first class		Staff sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Private first class		Private						Private
Malawi Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Army of Malta [16] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Bombardier				Lance bombardier		Gunner (or equivalent)
Marshall Islands	No army
Mauritius	No army
Federated States of Micronesia	No army
Namibian Army [17] 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 [18] v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal								Private (or equivalent)
Nigerian Army [19] v t e																													No insignia
	Army warrant officer			Master warrant officer			Warrant officer		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Pakistan Army [20] 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
Palau	No army
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
Philippine Army [21] v t e
	Chief master sergeant			Senior master sergeant			Master sergeant		Technical sergeant		Staff sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Private first class						Private
Rwandan Land Forces [22] v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer I						Warrant officer II		Sergeant major		Staff sergeant						Sergeant										Corporal								Private
SKN Regiment [23] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer 1						Warrant officer 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private
Saint Lucia	No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No army
Samoa	No army
Seychelles Infantry Unit [24] 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 [25] 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 [26] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
South Sudan Army v t e
	Regimental sergeant major						Sergeant major				Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private
Sudanese Army [27] v t e																													No insignia
							مساعد Mosa'id		رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib												عريف 'arif				وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif		جندي Jundiun
Tanzanian Army v t e																													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 [28] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment [29] 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 [30] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
British Army [31] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff/Colour sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
United States Army [32] v t e																																			No insignia
	Command sergeant major			Sergeant major			First sergeant	Master sergeant	Sergeant first class		Staff sergeant						Sergeant						Specialist		Corporal		Private first class		Private						Private
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)
Zimbabwe National Army v t e																													No insignia
	Regimental sergeant major			Warrant Officer Class 1			Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

References

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1. Battalion (Cathlán), Regiment (Reisimint)
2. Battery (Ceallraí) in the Artillery. Squadron (Scuadrún) in the Cavalry.