Comparative army enlisted ranks of Africa

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

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Algeria (Edit)									No equivilant																		No equivilant								No insignia
	Sergeant Major						Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Private 1st Class						Private
Angola (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent																				No insignia						No equivalent
							Chief Master Sergeant Sargent-chefe				Master Sergeant Primeiro-sargento						Staff Sergeant Segundo-sargento			Sergeant Furriel			Corporal Primeiro-cabo				Private 1st Class Segundo-cabo		Private Soldado
Benin (Edit)	No equivilant
											Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Botswana (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Burkina Faso (Edit)									No equivalent														No equivalent
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Burundi (Edit)																							No equivalent												No insignia
	Chief warrant officer Adjudant-chef						Warrant officer Adjudant		Sergeant Major Première sergent major		Senior Sergeant Première sergent						Sergeant Sergent										Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat première classe						Private Soldat
Cameroon (Edit)									No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Cape Verde (Edit)
	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 Republic (Edit)																																			No insignia
	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
Chad (Edit)	No equivalent																						No equivalent												No insignia
									Sergeant major Sergent Major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Comoros (Edit)									No equivalent
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Edit)																							No equivalent												No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class I Adjudant Première Classe			Warrant Officer Class II Adjudant		Sergeant Major First Class Première Sergent-major	Sergeant Major Sergent-major	Sergeant First Class Première Sergent						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Republic of the Congo (Edit)									No equivalent																				Error creating thumbnail:						No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Djibouti (Edit)	Error creating thumbnail:						Error creating thumbnail:		No equivilant		File:Djibouti-Army-OR-6.svg						Error creating thumbnail:						File:Djibouti-Army-OR-4.svg				File:Djibouti-Army-OR-3.svg		File:Djibouti-Army-OR-2.svg						File:Djibouti-Army-OR-1.svg
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Egypt (Edit)	File:Egypt Army - OR09.svg						Error creating thumbnail:		No equivilant		Error creating thumbnail:						File:EgyptianArmyInsignia-Sergeant.svg						File:EgyptianArmyInsignia-Corporal.svg				No equivilant								File:EgyptianArmyInsignia-Private.svg
	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)
Equatorial Guinea (Edit)	No equivalent						File:06. EGLF-SGM.svg		File:05. EGLF-MSG.svg		File:04. EGLF-SGT.svg						No equivalent										File:02. EGLF-CPL.svg		No equivalent						File:01. EGLF-PV.svg
							Sergeant Major Brigada		Master Sergeant Brigada jeff		Sergeant Sarjento												Senior Corporal Cabo primero				Corporal Cabo								Private Soldado
Eritrea (Edit)	No equivalent						File:05. ELF-MSG.svg		No equivalent		File:04. ELF-SSG.svg						Error creating thumbnail:						File:02. ELF-CPL.svg				No equivalent		File:01. ELF-PFC.svg						No insignia
							Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Private 1st Class						Private
Ethiopia (Edit)							File:06.EA-MSG.svg		No equivilant		File:05.EA-SSG.svg						File:04.EA-SGT.svg						File:03.EA-CPL.svg				Error creating thumbnail:								No insignia
	Sergeant Major						Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private First Class						Private
Gabon (Edit)	File:08.GLF-CWO.svg			File:07.GLF-WO1.svg			File:06.GLF-WO2.svg		No equivilant		Error creating thumbnail:												File:03.GLF-CPL.svg				File:02.GLF-LCPL.svg		File:01.GLF-PFC.svg						File:00.GLF-PVT.svg
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Gambia (Edit)	Error creating thumbnail:								File:04.Gambian Army-SSG.svg		File:03.Gambian Army-SGT.svg						No equivalent										File:01.Gambian Army-LCPL.svg		No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Ghana (Edit)	Error creating thumbnail:								Error creating thumbnail:		Error creating thumbnail:						No equivalent						File:Corporal (Ghana Army OR-04).gif				File:Lance-Corporal (Ghana Army OR-03).gif		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)
Guinea (Edit)	File:Guinea-Army-OR-9.svg						File:Guinea-Army-OR-8.svg		No equivilant								Error creating thumbnail:						File:Guinea-Army-OR-4.svg						Error creating thumbnail:						File:Guinea-Army-OR-1.svg
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant										Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Guinea-Bissau (Edit)	No equivalent										Error creating thumbnail:												File:Guinea-Bissau-Army-OR-4.svg				No equivalent		Error creating thumbnail:						File:Guinea-Bissau-Army-OR-1.svg
											Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento						Terceiro-sargento						Primeiro-Soldado						Soldado
Ivory Coast (Edit)	Error creating thumbnail:						File:Ivory Coast-Army-OR-8.svg		No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldad Première						Private Soldad
Kenya (Edit)									Error creating thumbnail:		Error creating thumbnail:						No equivalent						File:Kenya-Army-OR-4.svg				File:Kenya-Army-OR-3.svg		No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Lesotho (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Liberia (Edit)	File:Army-USA-OR-09b.svg																File:Army-USA-OR-05.svg						File:Army-USA-OR-04a.svg				Error creating thumbnail:								No insignia
	Command sergeant major						Master sergeant		Sergeant first class		Staff sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Private first class		Private						Private
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Libya (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent																		No equivalent								No insignia
							Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Private 1st Class						Private
Madagascar (Edit)	File:Madagascar-Army-OR-9b.svg			File:Madagascar-Army-OR-9a.svg			File:Madagascar-Army-OR-8.svg		File:06.Madagascar Air Force-SGM.svg		File:05.Madagascar Air Force-MSG.svg												File:03.Madagascar Air Force-MCPL.svg				File:02.Madagascar Air Force-CPL.svg		Error creating thumbnail:						No insignia
	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 (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Mali (Edit)	No equivilant																																		No insignia
											Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Mauritania (Edit)	File:Mauritania-Army-OR-9.svg						File:Mauritania-Army-OR-8.svg		No equivilant		Error creating thumbnail:						File:Mauritania-Army-OR-5.svg						No equivilant				File:Mauritania-Army-OR-3.svg		No equivilant						File:Mauritania-Army-OR-1.svg
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal								Private Soldat 2e classe
Mauritius	No army
Morocco (Edit)	File:09-Moroccan Army-CWO.svg								File:07-Moroccan Army-SGM.svg		File:06-Moroccan Army-SFC.svg						File:05-Moroccan Army-SGT.svg						File:04-Moroccan Army-MCPL.svg				Error creating thumbnail:		File:02-Moroccan Army-PFC.svg
	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
Mozambique (Edit)	No equivalent								File:Mozambique-Army-OR-7.svg		Error creating thumbnail:																File:Mozambique-Army-OR-3.svg		File:Mozambique-Army-OR-2.svg						No equivalent
									Sergeant major Intendente		First Sergeant Primeiro-sargento						Second Sergeant Segundo-sargento						Third Sergeant Terceiro-sargento				Corporal Cabo		Private First Class Primeiro soldado
Namibia (Edit)	File:06-Namibia Army-WO1.svg								Error creating thumbnail:		File:03-Namibia Army-SGT.svg						No equivalent						Error creating thumbnail:				File:01-Namibia Army-LCPL.svg		No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Niger (Edit)									No equivalent
	Chief Warrant Officer Major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Nigeria (Edit)											File:Sajenti (Tanzania Army OR-06).png						No equivalent										File:Koplo Usu (Tanzania Army OR-03).png		No insignia
	Army Warrant Officer			Master Warrant Officer			Warrant officer		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Rwanda (Edit)	File:06-Rwanda Army-WO1.svg						File:05-Rwanda Army-WO2.svg		File:04-Rwanda Army-SGM.svg		Error creating thumbnail:												No equivalent				File:01-Rwanda Army-CPL.svg		No equivalent						No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		First Sergeant 1er Sergeant						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal								Private Soldate
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Senegal (Edit)	File:Senegal-Army-OR-9.svg								No equivalent		File:Senegal-Army-OR-6.svg						File:Senegal-Army-OR-5.svg						File:Senegal-Army-OR-4.svg				File:Senegal-Army-OR-3.svg		File:Senegal-Army-OR-2.svg						No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Seychelles (Edit)							Error creating thumbnail:		File:Seychelles-OR-07.svg		Error creating thumbnail:						No equivalent						Error creating thumbnail:				File:British Royal Marines OR-3.svg		No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Somalia (Edit)	Error creating thumbnail:			Error creating thumbnail:			File:05-Somali Army-WO2.svg		File:04-Somali Army-WO1.svg		File:03-Somali Army-SGT.svg						No equivalent						Error creating thumbnail:						No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer Class 1			Warrant Officer Class 2		Warrant Officer Class 3		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
South Africa (Edit)	File:SAA-OR-9.svg								File:SAA-OR-7.svg								No equivalent						File:SAA-OR-4.svg				File:SAA-OR-3.svg		No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Sudan (Edit)	Error creating thumbnail:								No equivalent		File:Sudan Army - OR06.svg						File:Sudan Army - OR05.svg						File:Sudan Army - OR04.svg						Error creating thumbnail:						No insignia
	Musaid awwal مساعد أول						Musaid مساعد				Raqib awwal رقيب ثاني						Raqib رقيب						Arif عريف				Wakil arif		Jundi جندي						Mustajidd
Swaziland (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Tanzania (Edit)	File:06-Tanzania Army-WO1.svg								File:04-Tanzania Army-SSG.svg		File:03-Tanzania Army-SGT.svg						No equivalent										File:01-Tanzania Army-LCPL.svg		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)
Togo (Edit)	File:Togo-Army-OR-9.svg						File:Togo-Army-OR-8.svg		No equivilant								File:Togo-Armed-OR-5b.svg			Error creating thumbnail:			File:Togo-Armed-OR-4.svg				File:Togo-Armed-OR-3.svg								No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent de Carriere			Sergeant Sergent			Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Tunisia (Edit)	File:Grade Marine tunisienne E8.png			Error creating thumbnail:			Error creating thumbnail:		No equivalent		File:Grade Marine tunisienne E5.png												Error creating thumbnail:				Error creating thumbnail:		File:Grade Marine tunisienne E1.png						Error creating thumbnail:
	Sergeant Major Adjudant-major			Master Sergeant Adjudant-chef			Sergeant 1st class Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Uganda (Edit)	File:Uganda-Army-OR-9.svg						File:Uganda-Army-OR-8.svg		File:Uganda-Army-OR-7.svg		File:Uganda-Army-OR-6.svg						No equivalent						Error creating thumbnail:				Error creating thumbnail:		No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Zambia (Edit)	File:Coat of arms of Zambia.svg						Error creating thumbnail:		File:Zambia-Army-OR-7.svg								No equivalent										Error creating thumbnail:		No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Zimbabwe (Edit)				Error creating thumbnail:					Error creating thumbnail:								No equivalent												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

See also

• Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted