Comparative army officer ranks of Asia

Comparison Table

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

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
Afghanistan (Edit)
	Marshal	Setar Jenral	Dagar Jenral	Turan Jenral	Brid Jenral	Dagarwal	Dagarman	Jagran	Turan	Lomri Baridman	Dvahomi Baridman
People's Republic of China (Edit)	No Equivalent
	No Equivalent	Superior General （上将）	Middle General （中将）	Junior General （少将）	Captain Commander （大校）	Superior Commander （上校）	Middle Commander （中校）	Junior Commander （少校）	Superior Lieutenant （上尉）	Middle Lieutenant （中尉）	Junior Lieutenant （少尉）	Officer Cadet （学员）
Republic of China (Edit)				Lieutenant General	Major General							Unknown
	Generalissimo （特級上將）	Captain General （一級上將）	Superior General （二級上將）	Middle General （中將）	Junior General （少將）	Superior Commander （上校）	Middle Commander （中校）	Junior Commander （少校）	Superior Lieutenant （上尉）	Middle Lieutenant （中尉）	Junior Lieutenant （少尉）	Unknown
Indonesia (Edit)												No Equivalent
	Jenderal Besar	Jenderal	Letnan Jenderal	Mayor Jenderal	Brigadir Jenderal	Kolonel	Letnan Kolonel	Mayor	Kapten	Letnan Satu	Letnan Dua	No Equivalent
Iran (Edit)	No Equivalent											Unknown
	No Equivalent	Arteshbod	Sepahbod	Sarlashgar	Sartip Sartip Dovvom	Sarhang	Sarhang Dovvom	Sargord	Sarvan	Sotvan Sotvan Dovvom Sotvan Sevom		Unknown
Japan (Edit)	No Equivalent				No Equivalent	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Warrant Officer
	No Equivalent	Superior General （統合・陸上幕僚長たる陸将）	Middle General （陸将）	Junior General （陸将補）	No Equivalent	Superior Commander （1等陸佐）	Middle Commander （2等陸佐）	Junior Commander （3等陸佐）	Superior Lieutenant （1等陸尉）	Middle Lieutenant （2等陸尉）	Junior Lieutenant （3等陸尉）	Warrant Officer （准陸尉）
North Korea (Edit)
	Generalissimo (대원수) Marshal of the DPRK (공화국원수) Marshal of the KPA (인민군원수) Vice Marshal (차수)	Army General (대장)	Colonel General (상장)	Lieutenant General (중장)	Major General (소장)	Senior Colonel (대좌) Colonel (상좌)	Lieutenant Colonel (중좌)	Major (소좌)	Captain (대위) Senior Lieutenant (상위)	Lieutenant (중위)	Junior Lieutenant (소위)
South Korea (Edit)												Unknown
	Marshal (원수)	General (대장)	Lieutenant General (중장)	Major General (소장)	Brigadier General (준장)	Colonel (대령)	Lieutenant Colonel (중령)	Major (소령)	Captain (대위)	Lieutenant (중위)	Junior Lieutenant (소위)	Unknown
Philippines (Edit)	No Equivalent											Unknown
	No Equivalent	Heneral	Tenyente Heneral	Magat Heneral	Brigadyer Heneral	Lakan	Kalakan	Magat	Kamagat	Pulimagat	Himagat	Unknown
Russia (Edit)												No Equivalent	No Equivalent
	Márshal Rossíyskoy Federátsii	Generál Ármii	Generál-Polkóvnik	Generál-Leytenánt	Generál-Mayór	Polkóvnik	Podpolkóvnik	Mayór	Kapitán	Stárshiy leytenánt Leytenánt Mládshiy leytenánt
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

See also

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