Comparative army enlisted ranks of Asia

Rank comparison chart of non-commissioned officers and other personnel for armies/ land forces of Asian states.

Other ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs														Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan	No rank structure ‎‎
Armenian Ground Forces^[1] v t e
Armenian Ground Forces^[1] v t e	ԱՎԱԳ ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ Avag yent’aspa		ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ Yent’aspa		ԱՎԱԳ Avag		ԱՎԱԳ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ Avag serzhant		ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ Serzhant		ԿՐՏՍԵՐ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ Krtser Serzhant				ԵՖՐԵՅՏՈՐ Yefreytor		շարքային Shark’ayin
Azerbaijani Land Forces^[2] v t e																		No insignia
Azerbaijani Land Forces^[2] v t e	Baş gizir		Gizir		Kiçik gizir		Baş çavuş		Çavuş		Kiçik çavuş				Baş əsgər			Əsgər
Royal Bahraini Army v t e																				No insignia
Royal Bahraini Army v t e							رقیب اول Raqib 'awal				رقیب Raqib				عريف Earif			جندي أول Jundiun awwal		جندي Jundiun‎‎‎‎
Bangladesh Army^[3] v t e
Bangladesh Army^[3] v t e	Master warrant officer মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার				Senior warrant officer সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার		Warrant officer ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার		Sergeant সার্জেন্ট						Corporal কর্পোর‍্যাল		Lance corporal ল্যান্স কর্পোর‍্যাল			Sainik সৈনিক
Royal Bhutan Army^[4] v t e																		No insignia
	འགྲིམ་ དཔོན་ གོང མ ། Drimpongom				སྡེ་ འགྲིམ ། Dedrim		འགྲིམ་ དཔོན ། Drimpon		སྤེལ་ དཔོན ། Pelpon						སྤེལ་ རྒྱབ ། Peljab		འགོ་ པ ། Gopa
	Warrant officer 1st class				Warrant officer 2nd class		Warrant officer 3rd class		Sergeant						Corporal		Lance corporal	Private
Royal Brunei Land Forces^[5] v t e																		No insignia
Royal Brunei Land Forces^[5] v t e	Sarjan mejar (Jawatan)		Pegawai waran 1		Pegawai waran 2	Pegawai kadet	Staf sarjan		Sarjan						Koperal		Lans koperal	Prebet/Soldadu
Royal Cambodian Army v t e
	ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក Prœ̆ntôbal Êk				ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ Prœ̆ntôbal Toŭ		ពលបាលឯក Pôlbal Êk		ពលបាលទោ Pôlbal Toŭ		ពលបាលត្រី Pôlbal Trei				នាយឯក Néay Êk		នាយទោ Néay Toŭ	ពលឯក Pôl Êk		ពលទោ Pôl Toŭ
	Warrant Officer				Command Sergeant Major		Master Sergeant		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant				Corporal		Lance corporal	Private 1st Class		Private
PLA Ground Force^[6] v t e
PLA Ground Force^[6] v t e	一级军士长 Yījí jūnshìzhǎng		二级军士长 Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng		三级军士长 Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng		四级军士长 Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng		上士 Shàngshì		中士 Zhōngshì				下士 Xiàshì			上等兵 Shàngděngbīng		列兵 Lièbīng
Republic of China Army^[7] v t e
Republic of China Army^[7] v t e	一等士官長 Yīděng shìguānzhǎng				二等士官長 Èrděng shìguānzhǎng		三等士官長 Sānděng shìguānzhǎng		上士 Shàngshì		中士 Zhōngshì				下士 Xiàshì		上等兵 Shàngděngbīng	一等兵 Yīděngbīng		二等兵 Èrděngbīng
Indian Army^[8] v t e																		No insignia
Indian Army^[8] v t e	Subedar Major / Risaldar Major सूबेदार मेजर / रिसालदार मेजर				Subedar / Risaldar सूबेदार / रिसालदार		Naib Subedar / Naib Risaldar नायब सूबेदार / नायब रिसालदार		Havildar / Daffadar हवलदार / दफादार						Naik / Lance Daffadar नायक / लांस दफादार		Lance Naik / Acting Lance Daffadar लांस नायक / एक्टिंग लांस दफादार	Sepoy / Sowar सिपाही / सवार
Rank group	Senior NCOs														Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Indonesian Army^[9] v t e
Indonesian Army^[9] v t e	Pembantu letnan satu		Pembantu letnan dua		Sersan mayor		Sersan kepala		Sersan satu		Sersan dua				Kopral kepala	Kopral satu	Kopral dua	Prajurit kepala	Prajurit satu	Prajurit dua
Iranian Ground Forces v t e
	استوار یکم Ostovar yekom				استوار دوم Ostovar dovom		گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom		گروهبان دوم Goruhban dovom		گروهبان سوم Goruhban sevom				سرجوخه Sarjukheh		سرباز یکم Sarbaz yekom	سرباز دوم Sarbaz dovom		سرباز Sarbaz
	Chief warrant officer				Warrant officer junior grade		Sergeant first class		Sergeant second class		Sergeant third class				Corporal		Private first class	Private second class		Private
Iraqi Ground Forces v t e
Iraqi Ground Forces v t e							رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقیب Raqib						عريف Earif			جندي أول Jundiun awwal		جندي Jundiun‎‎
Israeli Ground Forces^[10] v t e																		No insignia
Israeli Ground Forces^[10] v t e	רב-נגד Rav nagad		רב-סמל בכיר Rav samal bakhír		רב-סמל מתקדם Rav samal mitkadem	רב-סמל ראשון Rav samal rishon	רב-סמל Rav samal		סמל ראשון Samal rishon		סמל Samal				רב טוראי Rav turai			טוראי Turai
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force^[11] v t e
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force^[11] v t e	陸曹長 Rikusōchō						1等陸曹 Ittō rikusō		2等陸曹 Nitō rikusō		3等陸曹 Santō rikusō				陸士長 Rikushichō		1等陸士 Ittō rikushi	2等陸士 Nitō rikushi		自衛官候補生 Jieikan kōhosei
Royal Jordanian Army^[12] v t e																				No insignia
Royal Jordanian Army^[12] v t e	وكيل أول Wakil 'awal				وكيل Wakil		رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقیب Raqib						عريف Earif			جندي أول Jundiun awwal		جندي Jundiun‎‎
Kazakh Ground Forces^[13] v t e
Kazakh Ground Forces^[13] v t e	Шебер-сержант Şeber-serjant		Штаб-сержант Ştab-serjant		Бірінші сыныпты сержант Birinşi sınıptı serjant	Екінші сыныпты сержант Ekinşi sınıptı serjant	Үшінші сыныпты сержант Üşinşi sınıptı serjant	Аға сержант Ağa serjant	Cержант Serjant		Кіші сержант Kişi serjant				Ефрейтор Efreĭtor		Қатардағы жауынгер Qatardağı jawınger
Korean People's Army Ground Force^[14] v t e
Korean People's Army Ground Force^[14] v t e	특무상사 T'ŭkmu-sangsa				상사 Sangsa		중사 Chungsa		하사 Hasa		상급병사 Sanggŭp-pyŏngsa				중급병사 Chungŭp-pyŏngsa		하급병사 Hagŭp-pyŏngsa	전사 Chŏnsa
Republic of Korea Army^[15] v t e
Republic of Korea Army^[15] v t e	원사 Wonsa				상사 Sangsa		중사 Jungsa		하사 Hasa		병장 Byeongjang				상등병 Sangdeungbyeong		일등병 Ildeungbyeong	이등병 Ideungbyeong
Kuwait Army v t e																				No insignia
Kuwait Army v t e	وكيل أول Wakil 'awal				وكيل Wakil		رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقیب Raqib						عريف Earif			جندي أول Jundiun awwal		جندي Jundiun‎‎‎‎
Kyrgyz Army^[16] v t e
Kyrgyz Army^[16] v t e	Улук прапорщик Uluk praporsçik		Прапорщик Praporsçik		Старшина Starşina		Улук сержант Uluk serjant		Сержант Serjant		Кенже сержант Kenje serjant				Ефрейтор Efreytor		Катардагы жоокер Katardagı jooker
Rank group	Senior NCOs														Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Lao People's Army^[17] v t e
Lao People's Army^[17] v t e					ວາທີ Va thi				ສິບເອກ Sib ek		ສິບໂທ Sib oth				ສິບຕີ Sib ti			ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung		ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong
Lebanese Ground Forces^[18] v t e																				No insignia
Lebanese Ground Forces^[18] v t e	مؤهل أول Muahal 'awal	مؤهل Muahal		معاون أوّل Maawan 'awal	معاون Maawan				رقيب أوّل Raqib awwl		رقيب Raqib				عريف أول Earif 'awal		عريف Earif	جندي أول Jundiun 'awal		جندي Jundiun
Malaysian Army^[19] v t e																				No insignia
	Pegawai waran I				Pegawai waran II		Staf sarjan		Sarjan						Koperal		Lans koperal			Prebet	Rekrut
	Warrant officer class 1				Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant						Corporal		Lance corporal			Private	Recruit
Maldivian Marine Corps^[20] v t e																				No insignia
Maldivian Marine Corps^[20] v t e	Sergeant major of the defence force ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ އޮފް އެމްއެންޑީއެފް	Command sergeant major ކޮމާންޑް ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ		Sergeant major ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ	First sergeant ފަސްޓް ސާރޖަންޓް		Sergeant first class ސާރޖަންޓް ފަސްޓް ކްލާސް		Staff sergeant ސްޓާފް ސާރޖަންޓް		Sergeant ސާރޖަންޓް				Corporal ކޯޕްރަލް		Lance corporal ލާންސް ކޯޕްރަލް			Private ޕްރައިވެޓް
Mongolian Ground Force^[21] v t e
Mongolian Ground Force^[21] v t e	Тэргүүн ахлагч Tergüün akhlagch				Cургагч ахлагч Curgagch akhlagch		Aхлах ахлагч Akhlakh akhlagch		Aхлагч Akhlagch		Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch				Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch		Түрүүч Türüüch	Дэд түрүүч Ded türüüch	Ахлах байлдагч Akhlakh baildagch	Байлдагч Baildagch
Myanmar Army v t e																				No insignia	No insignia
Myanmar Army v t e	အရာခံဗိုလ် ’araākhaṃ bauilaʻ				ဒုတိယအရာခံဗိုလ် dautaiya ’araākhaṃ bauilaʻ		တပ်ခွဲတပ်ကြပ်ကြီး tapaʻ khavai tapaʻ karpaʻ karīʺ		တပ်ကြပ်ကြီး tapaʻ karpaʻ karīʺ						တပ်ကြပ် tapaʻ karpaʻ		ဒုတိယတပ်ကြပ် dautaiya tapaʻ karpaʻ			တပ်သား tapaʻ saāʺ	တပ်သားသစ် tapaʻ saāʺ sacaʻ
Nepali Army^[22] v t e																		No insignia		No insignia
	प्रमुख सुवेदार Pramukh Suvēdār				सुवेदार Suvēdār		जमदार Jamadār		हुद्दा Huddā						अमल्दार Amaldār		प्यूठ Piyuth	सिपाही Sipahi		फलोअर्स Phaloars
	Chief warrant officer				Warrant officer class II		Warrant officer class I		Sergeant						Corporal		Lance corporal	Private		Followers
Royal Army of Oman v t e																				No insignia
Royal Army of Oman v t e	وکیل کتیبة Wakil katiba				وکیل Wakil		رقیب اول Raqib 'awal		رقیب Raqib		وکیل رقیب Wakil raqib				عریف Nayib			نائب عریف Nayib earif		جندي Jundiun‎‎
Pakistan Army^[23] v t e																		No insignia
Pakistan Army^[23] v t e	Subedar-major صوبیدار میجر				Subedar صوبیدار		Naib subedar نائب صوبیدار		Havildar حوالدار						Naik نائیک		Lance naik لانس نائیک	Sepoy سپاہی
Philippine Army^[24] v t e
Philippine Army^[24] v t e	Chief master sergeant		Senior master sergeant		Master sergeant		Technical sergeant		Staff sergeant		Sergeant				Corporal			Private first class		Private
Qatari Emiri Land Force v t e																		No insignia
Qatari Emiri Land Force v t e	وكيل اول Wakil awwal				وكيل ثاني Wakil thani		رقيب Raqib		نائب Nayib						عريف Earif		وكيل عريف Wakil earif	جندي Jundi
Russian Ground Forces^[25] v t e
Russian Ground Forces^[25] v t e	Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik		Пра́порщик Práporshchyk		Старшина́ Starshyná		Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt		Сержа́нт Serzhánt		Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt				Ефре́йтор Efréĭtor		Рядово́й Ryadovóy
Rank group	Senior NCOs														Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Saudi Arabian Army^[26] v t e																				No insignia
Saudi Arabian Army^[26] v t e	رئيس رقباء Rayiys ruqaba'				رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقيب Raqib		وكيل رقيب Wakil raqib						عريف Earif			جندي أول Jundiun awwal		جندي‎‎ Jundiun‎‎
Singapore Army^[27] v t e																				No insignia	No insignia
Singapore Army^[27] v t e	Master sergeant				Staff sergeant		First sergeant		Second sergeant		Third sergeant				Corporal first class	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private first class		Private	Recruit
Sri Lanka Army^[28]^[29] v t e																		No insignia
Sri Lanka Army^[28]^[29] v t e	Warrant officer class I				Warrant officer class II		Staff sergeant		Sergeant						Corporal/ Bombardier		Lance corporal/ Lance bombardier	Private (or equivalent)
Syrian Arab Army^[30] v t e																				No insignia
Syrian Arab Army^[30] v t e	مساعد أول Musaeid 'awal		مساعد ثاني Musaeid thani		مساعد Musaeid		رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقيب ثاني Raqib thani		رقيب Raqib				عريف Earif			جندي أول Jundiun‎‎ 'awal		جندي Jundiun‎‎
Tajik Ground Forces^[31] v t e
Tajik Ground Forces^[31] v t e	Прапоршики калон Praporshiki kalon		Прапоршик Praporshik		Старшина Starshyna		Сержанти калон Serzhanti kalon		Сержант Serzhant		Сержанти хурд Serzhanti xurd				Ефрейтор Efreytor		Қаторӣ Qatorī
Royal Thai Army^[32] v t e																				No insignia
Royal Thai Army^[32] v t e	จ่าสิบเอก Cha sip ek				จ่าสิบโท Cha sip tho		จ่าสิบตรี Cha sip tri				สิบเอก Sip ek				สิบโท Sip tho			สิบตรี Sip tri		พลทหาร Phon thahan
Timor-Leste Army^[33] v t e
Timor-Leste Army^[33] v t e	Sargento-mor				Sargento-chefe		Sargento-ajudante		Primeiro-sargento		Segundo-sargento	Furriel		Segundo-furriel			Cabo-adjunto	Primeiro-cabo	Segundo-cabo	Soldado
Turkmen Ground Forces^[34] v t e
Turkmen Ground Forces^[34] v t e					Starşina		Uly seržant		Seržant		Kiçi seržant						Hatarçy
United Arab Emirates Army v t e																				No insignia
United Arab Emirates Army v t e					Warrant officer مساعد أول Musa'id 'awal		Staff sergeant مساعد Musa'id				Sergeant رقیب Raqib				Corporal عريف Earif			Lance corporal جندي أول Jundi awwal		Private جندي Jundi‎‎‎‎
Uzbek Ground Forces^[35] v t e															None
Uzbek Ground Forces^[35] v t e							Katta serjant		I darajali serjant	II darajali serjant	III darajali serjant		Kichik serjant		None		Oddiy askar
Vietnam People's Ground Force^[36] v t e
Vietnam People's Ground Force^[36] v t e					Thượng sĩ				Trung sĩ						Hạ sĩ			Binh nhất		Binh nhì
Yemeni Land Forces v t e
Yemeni Land Forces v t e	مساعد أول Musaeid 'awal		مساعد ثان Musaeid than		مساعد Musaeid		رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقيب Raqib						عريف Earif			جندي Jundiun‎‎
Rank group	Senior NCOs														Junior NCOs			Enlisted