Comparative army enlisted ranks of Asia

Rank comparison chart of armies/ land forces of Asian states.

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Afghanistan (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
									Sergeant First Class رقیب اول		Staff Sergeant رقیب						Sergeant وکیل رقیب						Corporal عریف				Private First Class نائب عریف						Private
Bangladesh (Edit)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing						Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing						No equivalent						Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing		No equivalent						Error creating thumbnail: File missing
	Regiment Sergeant Major						Quarter Master Sergeant	Sergeant Major	Master Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal		Lance Corporal								Sainik
Bhutan (Edit)	70px						70px		70px		70px						No equivalent						70px		70px		No insignia
	Warrant Officer 1st Class Dimpon Wom I						Warrant Officer 2nd Class Dimpon Wom II		Warrant Officer 3rd Class Dimpon Wom III		Sergeant Pelpon												Corporal Peljab		Lance Corporal Gopa		Private
Brunei (Edit)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing			Error creating thumbnail: File missing			Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing						No equivalent						Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing		No insignia
	Force Sergeant Major			Warrant Officer Class 1			Warrant Officer Class 2	Company Sergeant Major	Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal		Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Republic of China (Edit)	50px						50px		50px		50px						50px						50px		50px		50px						50px
	Master Sergeant First Class 一等士官長						Master Sergeant Second Class 二等士官長		Master Sergeant Third Class 三等士官長		Staff Sergeant 上士						Sergeant 中士						Corporal 下士		Specialist 上等兵		Private First Class 一等兵						Private 二等兵
India (Edit)																	No Equivalent										No Insignia						No Equivalent
	Subedar-major						Subedar		Naib Subedar		Havildar												Naik		Lance naik		Sepoy
Indonesia (Edit)
	Pembantu Letnan Satu Chief Warrant Officer			Pembantu Letnan Dua Warrant Officer			Sersan Mayor Sergeant Major		Sersan Kepala Master Sergeant						Sersan Satu First Sergeant		Sersan Dua Second Sergeant				Kopral Kepala Master corporal		Kopral Satu Corporal		Kopral Dua Lance corporal		Prajurit Kepala Master Private Prajurit Satu Private First Class Prajurit Dua Private Second Class
Iran (Edit)	50px						50px		50px		50px		50px		50px				50px		50px						50px
	Chief Master Sergeant استوار یکم						Senior Master Sergeant استوار دوم		Master sergeant گروهبان یکم		Technical sergeant گروهبان دوم		Staff Sergeant گروهبان سوم		Senior airman سرجوخه				Airman first class سرباز یکم		Airman سرباز دوم						Airman basic سرباز
Iraq (Edit)	No equivalent										50px						50px						50px		No equivalent		50px						50px
											Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Private First Class						Private
											Raqib awwal (رقيب أول)						Raqib (رقيب)						'arif (عريف)				Jondi awwal (جندي أول)						Jondi (جندي)
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Japan (Edit)	50px						50px		50px						50px		50px						No equivalent		50px		50px						50px	50px
	Warrant Officer 准陸尉						Sergeant major 陸曹長		Master Sergeant 1等陸曹						Sergeant first class 2等陸曹		Sergeant 3等陸曹								Corporal 陸士長		Private 1st Class 1等陸士						Private 2等陸士	Self defence official cadet 自衛官候補生
Jordan (Edit)	50px						50px		No equivalent						70px		70px						70px		No equivalent		70px						No insignia
	Agent First Class وکیل اول						Agent وکیل								Sergeant First Class رقیب اول		Sergeant رقیب						Corporal عریف				Private 1st Class وکیل عریف						Private
Laos (Edit)	No equivalent																50px						50px		No equivalent		50px						50px
																	Sergeant ສິບເອກ						Corporal ສິບໂທ				Private First Class ສິບຕຣີ						Private ພົນທະຫານ
Lebanon (Edit)																																	No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer			Master Sergeant		Sergeant First Class		Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal		Private First Class		Private						Recruit
Malaysia (Edit)																	No Equivalent						Error creating thumbnail: File missing				No Equivalent						No Insignia
	Pegawai Waran Kelas Pertama Warrant Officer Class 1						Pegawai Waran Kelas Kedua Warrant Officer Class 2		Staf Sarjan Staff Sergeant		Sarjan Sergeant												Korpora Corporal		Lans Korporal Lance Corporal								Prebet Private	Rekrut Recruit
Myanmar (Edit)	70px						70px		70px		70px						No equivalent						70px		70px		No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal		Lance Corporal		Private
Oman (Edit)																									No equivalent
	Sergeant Major						Master Sergeant		Sergeant First Class		Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Private First Class						Private
Pakistan (Edit)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing						Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing						No equivalent						Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing		No insignia
	Battalion Havildar Major						Battalion Quartermaster Havildar	Company Havildar Major	Company Quartermaster Havildar		Havildar												Naik		Lance Naik		Sepoy
Russia (Edit)									No equivalent																No equivalent
	Ста́рший пра́порщик Senior warrant officer			Пра́порщик Warrant officer			Старшина́ Starshina				Ста́рший сержа́нт Senior sergeant						Сержа́нт Sergeant						Мла́дший сержа́нт Junior sergeant				Ефре́йтор Private first class						Рядово́й Private
Saudi Arabia (Edit)	70px						70px				No equivalent						70px						70px		No equivalent		70px						No insignia
	Sergeant Major وکیل کتیبة						Sergeant First Class رقیب اول		Staff Sergeant رقیب								Sergeant وکیل رقیب						Corporal عریف				Private First Class نائب عریف						Private
Singapore (Edit)																																	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
Sri Lanka (Edit)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing						Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing						No equivalent						Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing		No insignia
	Warrant Officer 1st Class						Warrant Officer 2nd Class		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal		Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Syria (Edit)																																	No insignia
	Warrant officer 1st class مساعد أول						Warrant officer 2nd class مساعد ثاني		Warrant officer 3rd class مساعد		First Sergeant رقيب أول						2nd sergeant رقيب ثاني						Sergeant رقيب		Corporal عريف		Private 1st class جندي أول						Private جندي
Turkmenistan (Edit)									No equivalent																No equivalent
	Senior warrant officer			Warrant officer			Starshina				Senior sergeant						Sergeant						Junior sergeant				Private first class						Private
Uzbekistan (Edit)	No equivalent														70px		70px						70px	70px	No equivalent								70px
															Senior Sergeant		Sergeant						Junior Sergeant	Corporal									Private
Vietnam (Edit)							No equivalent																		No equivalent
	Sergeant Major																Sergeant						Corporal				Private First Class						Private
Yemen (Edit)	50px						No Equivalent		70px		70px						No Equivalent						70px		70px		No insignia
	Warrant Officer								Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal		Lance Corporal		Private
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

Warrant Officers

Equivalent NATO rank	WO-5	WO-4	WO-3	WO-2	WO-1
Maldives (Edit)
	Chief Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer Grade 4	Warrant Officer Grade 3	Warrant Officer Grade 2	Warrant Officer Grade 1
Equivalent NATO rank	WO-5	WO-4	WO-3	WO-2	WO-1

See also

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