Comparative army enlisted ranks of Africa

Rank comparison chart of enlisted rank for armies/ land forces of African states.

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7		OR-6	OR-5				OR-4			OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Algerian People's National Army				No equivalent										No equivalent		No insignia
Algerian People's National Army	Sergeant Major		Master Sergeant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant				Corporal			No equivalent	Private 1st Class	Private
Angolan Army	No equivalent			No equivalent											No insignia	No equivalent
Angolan Army	No equivalent		Chief Master Sergeant Sargent-chefe	No equivalent		Master Sergeant Primeiro-sargento	Staff Sergeant Segundo-sargento		Sergeant Furriel		Corporal Primeiro-cabo			Private 1st Class Segundo-cabo	Private Soldado	No equivalent
Benin Army	No equivalent
Benin Army	No equivalent					Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première	Private Soldat
Botswana Ground Force															No insignia
Botswana Ground Force	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Burkina Faso Ground Forces				No equivalent							No equivalent
Burkina Faso Ground Forces	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-major	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef	Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				No equivalent			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de première classe	Private Soldat
Burundi Army											No equivalent					No insignia
Burundi Army	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	Sergeant Major Première sergent major		Senior Sergeant Première sergent	Sergeant Sergent				No equivalent			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat première classe	Private Soldat
Cameroon Ground Forces				No equivalent
Cameroon Ground Forces	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première	Private Soldat
Cape Verdean National Guard
Cape Verdean National Guard	Sargento-mor		Sargento-chefe	Sargento-principal		Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento	Sargento	Furriel	Instruendo curso de sargento	Cabo-principal	Cabo de secção	Cabo-adjunto	Primeiro-cabo	Segundo-cabo	Instruendo curso de cabo
Central African Ground Forces																No insignia
Central African Ground Forces	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Career Sergeant Sergent		Sergeant Sergent		Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première	Private Soldat
Chadian ground forces	No equivalent										No equivalent					No insignia
Chadian ground forces	No equivalent			Sergeant major Sergent Major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				No equivalent			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première	Private Soldat
Comorian Army				No equivalent
Comorian Army	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première	Private Soldat
Land Forces of the DR Congo											No equivalent					No insignia
Land Forces of the DR Congo	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-Chef	Warrant Officer Class I Adjudant de Première Classe	Warrant Officer Class II Adjudant	Sergeant Major First Class Premier Sergent Major	Sergeant Major Sergent Major	Sergeant First Class Premier Sergent	Sergeant Sergent				No equivalent			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de Première Classe	Private Soldat de Seconde Classe	Recruit Recrue
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7		OR-6	OR-5				OR-4			OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Congolese Ground Forces				No equivalent												No insignia
Congolese Ground Forces	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première	Private Soldat
Djiboutian Army				No equivalent
Djiboutian Army	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première	Private Soldat
Egyptian Army														No equivalent
	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal					Private
	Mosa'id awwal (مساعد أول)		Mosa'id (مساعد)	Raqib awwal (رقيب أول)		Raqib (رقيب)					'arif (عريف)					Jondi (جندي)
Army of Equatorial Guinea	No equivalent						No equivalent								No equivalent
Army of Equatorial Guinea	No equivalent		Sergeant Major Brigada	Master Sergeant Sargento primero		Sergeant Sarjento	No equivalent				Senior Corporal Cabo primero			Corporal Cabo	No equivalent	Private Soldado
Eritrean Army	No equivalent			No equivalent										No equivalent		No insignia
Eritrean Army	No equivalent		Master Sergeant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant				Corporal			No equivalent	Private 1st Class	Private
Ethiopian Army				No equivalent												No insignia
Ethiopian Army	Sergeant Major		Master Sergeant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant				Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private First Class	Private
Gabon Army				No equivalent
Gabon Army	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef	Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première	Private Soldat
Gambian National Army															No insignia
Gambian National Army	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Ghana Army															No insignia
Ghana Army	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)
Guinea Ground Forces				No equivalent
Guinea Ground Forces	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent			Sergeant Sergent				Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première	Private Soldat
Army of Guinea-Bissau	No equivalent													No equivalent
Army of Guinea-Bissau	No equivalent					Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento				Terceiro-sargento			No equivalent	Primeiro-Soldado	Soldado
Ivory Coast Ground Forces				No equivalent
Ivory Coast Ground Forces	Warrant Officer Major Adjudant-chef Major	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef	Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de première classe	Private Soldat de seconde classe
Kenya Army															No insignia
Kenya Army	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Lesotho Army															No insignia
Lesotho Army	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Liberian Ground Forces																No insignia
Liberian Ground Forces	Command sergeant major		Master sergeant	Sergeant first class		Staff sergeant	Sergeant				Corporal			Private first class	Private	Private
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7		OR-6	OR-5				OR-4			OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Libyan Ground Forces	No equivalent			No equivalent										No equivalent		No insignia
Libyan Ground Forces	No equivalent		Master Sergeant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant				Corporal			No equivalent	Private 1st Class	Private
Madagascar Ground Forces																No insignia
Madagascar Ground Forces	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef	Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	Sergeant major Sergent Major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première	Private Soldat
Malawi Army															No insignia
Malawi Army	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Mali Army				No equivalent
Mali Army	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				Corporal Caporal-chef			Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de première classe	Private Soldat
Mauritanian National Army				No equivalent							No equivalent				No equivalent
Mauritanian National Army	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				No equivalent			Corporal Caporal	No equivalent	Private Soldat 2^e classe
Mauritius	No army
Royal Moroccan Army
Royal Moroccan Army	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de première classe	Private Soldat de Deuxième classe
Mozambican Army	No equivalent															No equivalent
Mozambican Army	No equivalent			Sergeant major Intendente		First Sergeant Primeiro-sargento	Second Sergeant Segundo-sargento				Third Sergeant Terceiro-sargento			Corporal Cabo	Private First Class Primeiro soldado	No equivalent
Namibian Army															No insignia
Namibian Army	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Niger Army				No equivalent
Niger Army	Chief Warrant Officer Major	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef	Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de première classe	Private Soldat
Nigerian Army															No insignia
Nigerian Army	Army Warrant Officer	Master Warrant Officer	Warrant officer	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Rwandan Land Forces											No equivalent				No equivalent	No insignia
Rwandan Land Forces	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	Sergeant Major Sergent-major		First Sergeant 1er Sergeant	Sergeant Sergent				No equivalent			Corporal Caporal	No equivalent	Private Soldate
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7		OR-6	OR-5				OR-4			OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Senegalese Army				No equivalent												No insignia
Senegalese Army	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de première classe	Private Soldat
Seychelles Infantry Unit															No insignia
Seychelles Infantry Unit	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone Army															No insignia
Sierra Leone Army	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Somali National Army							No equivalent								No insignia
Somali National Army	Chief Warrant Officer Musharax Sarkaal	Warrant Officer Class 1 Sadex Xarígle	Warrant Officer Class 2 Laba Xarígle	Warrant Officer Class 3 Xarígle		Sergeant Sadex Alífle	No equivalent				Corporal Laba Alífle			Lance Corporal Alífle	Private (or equivalent) Dable
South African Army															No insignia
South African Army	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sudanese Army				No equivalent												No insignia
Sudanese Army	Musaid awwal مساعد أول		Musaid مساعد	No equivalent		Raqib awwal رقيب ثاني	Raqib رقيب				Arif عريف			Wakil arif	Jundi جندي	Mustajidd
Eswatini Army															No insignia
Eswatini Army	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Tanzanian Army															No insignia
Tanzanian Army	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)
Togolese Army				No equivalent												No insignia
Togolese Army	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent de Carriere		Sergeant Sergent		Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première	Private Soldat
Tunisian Army				No equivalent
Tunisian Army	Sergeant Major Adjudant-major	Master Sergeant Adjudant-chef	Sergeant 1st class Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent				Master Corporal Caporal-chef			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de première classe	Private Soldat
Ugandan Land Forces															No insignia
Ugandan Land Forces	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Zambian Army															No insignia
Zambian Army	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Zimbabwe National Army															No insignia
Zimbabwe National Army	Regimental sergeant major	Warrant Officer Class 1	Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant					Corporal			Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7		OR-6	OR-5				OR-4			OR-3	OR-2	OR-1

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Comparative army enlisted ranks of Africa

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