Comparative navy officer ranks of Africa

Rank comparison chart of navies of African 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
Algerian National Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
					Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Ensign
Angolan Navy	No equivalent
			Almirante da Armada		Almirante		Vice-almirante		Contra-almirante		Capitão de Mare Guerra		Capitão de Fragata		Capitão Teniente		Tenente de Navio		Tenente de Fragata			Tenente de Corveta			Sub-Tenente
Benin Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
											Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Botswana	No navy
Burkina Faso	No navy
Burundi	No navy
Cameroon Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Amiral d'escadre		Vice-amiral d'escadre		Vice-amiral		Contre-amiral		Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Cape Verdean Coast Guard	No equivalent
											Capitão–de–mar		Capitão–de–navio		Capitão-de–patrulha		Capitão-tenente		Primeiro-tenente		Tenente		Guarda-marinha		Aspirante à oficial
Central African Republic	No navy
Chad	No navy
Comoros	No navy
Navy of the DR Congo	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Admiral Grand Amiral		Vice Admiral Amiral		Rear Admiral Vice-Amiral		Commodore Contre-Amiral		Captain Capitaine de Vaisseau		Commander Capitaine de Frégate		Lieutenant Commander Capitaine de Corvette		Lieutenant Lieutenant de Vaisseau		Lieutenant (junior grade) Enseigne de Vaisseau			Ensign Enseigne de Vaisseau de deuxième classe
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
Congolese Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
					Vice-amiral d'escadre		Vice-amiral		Contre-amiral		Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Djiboutian Navy	No equivalent																								Unknown
									Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Egyptian Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Admiral		Vice Admiral		Rear Admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant			Ensign
			Fariq awwal (فريق أول)		Fariq (فريق‎‎)		Liwaa' (لواء‎‎)		'amid (عميد)		'aqid (عقيد)		Moqaddim (مقدم)		Ra'id (رائد‎‎)		Naqib (نقيب)		Molazim awwal (ملازم أول)			Molazim (ملازم)
Navy of Equatorial Guinea	No equivalent																								Unknown
							Vice admiral Vice almirante		Counter admiral Contra almirante		Ship-of-the-line captain Capitán de navío		Frigate captain Capitán de fragata		Corvette captain Capitán de corbeta		Ship-of-the-line lieutenant Teniente de navío		Ensign Alférez de navío			Ensign Alférez de fragata
Eritrean Navy	No equivalent
							Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Ethiopia	No navy
Gabonese Navy	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Amiral		Vice-amiral d´escadre		Vice-amiral		Contre-amiral		Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de fregate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Gambian Navy	No equivalent
					Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Sub-Lieutenant			Midshipman
Ghana Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Admiral		Vice Admiral		Rear Admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant
Guinean Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
											Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Navy of Guinea-Bissau	No equivalent
											Capitão de Mar e Guerra		Capitão de Fragata		Capitão-tenente		Primeiro-tenente		Segundo-tenente			Guarda-marinha and Subtenente
Navy of Ivory Coast	No equivalent
			Amiral		Vice-amiral d'escadre		Vice-amiral		Contre-amiral		Capitaine de vaisseau major	Capitaine de vaisseau	Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe			Aspirant
Kenya Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Lesotho	No navy
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
Liberian National Coast Guard	No equivalent																								No equivalent
											Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Ensign
Libyan Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
					Vice admiral		Rear Admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant			Ensign
					Fariq (فريق‎‎)		Liwaa' (لواء‎‎)		'amid (عميد)		'aqid (عقيد)		Moqaddim (مقدم)		Ra'id (رائد‎‎)		Naqib (نقيب)		Molazim awwal (ملازم أول)			Molazim (ملازم)
Madagascar Navy	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Amiral		Vice-amiral d'escadre		Vice-amiral		Contre-amiral		Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Malawi Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Mali	No navy
Mauritanian Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
							Général de division		Général de brigade		Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Mauritius	No navy
Royal Moroccan Navy	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Amiral		Vice-amiral d'escadre		Vice-amiral		Contre-amiral		Capitaine de vasseau-major	Capitaine de vaisseau	Capitaine de fregate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Mozambique Naval Command	No equivalent																								Unknown
					Almirante		Vice-almirante		Contra-almirante		Capitão de Mare Guerra		Capitão de Fragata		Capitão-tenente		Primeiro-tenente		Segundo-tenente			Guarda-marinha
Namibian Navy	No equivalent
					Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Ensign			Midshipman
Niger	No navy
Nigerian Navy																									No equivalent
	Admiral of the Fleet		Admiral		Vice Admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant			Midshipman
Rwanda	No navy
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
Coast Guard of São Tomé and Príncipe	No equivalent
											Capitão de Mar e Guerra		Capitão de Fragata		Capitão-tenente		Primeiro-tenente		Segundo-tenente			Guarda-marinha and Subtenente
Senegal Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
									Contre-amiral		Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Seychelles Coast Guard	No equivalent
									Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant			Acting Sub Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Sierra Leone Navy	No equivalent
							Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Sub-Lieutenant			Midshipman
Somali Navy	No equivalent																								Unknown
							Rear Admiral Admiraal Gaas		Commodore Admiral Admiraal Guuto		Captain Gashaanle Sare		Commander Gashaanle Dhexe		Lieutenant Commander Gashaanle		Lieutenant Dhamme		Sub Lieutenant Laba Xídígle			Ensign Xídígle
South African Navy	No equivalent
			Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Rear admiral (junior grade)		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant			Ensign			Midshipman
South Sudan	No navy
Sudanese Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Admiral		Vice Admiral		Rear Admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant			Ensign
			Fariq awwal (فريق أول)		Fariq (فريق‎‎)		Liwaa' (لواء‎‎)		'amid (عميد)		'aqid (عقيد)		Moqaddim (مقدم)		Ra'id (رائد‎‎)		Naqib (نقيب)		Molazim awwal (ملازم أول)			Molazim (ملازم)
Swaziland	No navy
Tanzania Naval Command	No equivalent																								No equivalent
					Vice admiral		Rear Admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant			Ensign
Togolese Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
											Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Tunisia Navy	No equivalent																								No equivalent
					Vice-amiral d'escadre		Vice-amiral		Contre-amiral		Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Uganda	No navy
Zambia	No navy
Zimbabwe	No navy
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

Warrant Officers

Equivalent NATO code	WO-1	WO-2	WO-3	WO-3	WO-5
South African Navy
	Senior warrant officer	Master warrant officer	Chief warrant officer	Senior chief warrant officer	Master chief warrant officer

See also

• Comparative navy officer ranks of the Americas
• Ranks and insignia of NATO navies officers