Comparative navy officer ranks of Anglophone countries

Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of Anglophone states.

Officers

Rank group	General/flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard [1] v t e
											Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Sub-lieutenant
Royal Australian Navy [2] v t e
	Admiral of the fleet		Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant			Acting sub lieutenant
Royal Bahamas Defence Force [3] v t e
									Commodore		Captain		Senior commander	Commander	Lieutenant commander		Senior lieutenant	Lieutenant	Sub-lieutenant			Acting sub-lieutenant
Barbados Coast Guard [4] v t e
									Commodore				Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant			Midshipman
Belize Coast Guard v t e
							Rear admiral		Rear admiral (lower half)		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Ensign
Botswana	No navy
Burundi	No navy
Cameroon Navy [5] [6] [7] v t e
			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 1re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Royal Canadian Navy [8] [9] v t e
			Admiral		Vice-admiral		Rear-admiral		Commodore		Captain (N)		Commander		Lieutenant-commander		Lieutenant (N)		Sub-lieutenant			Acting sub-lieutenant
			Amiral(e)		Vice-amiral(e)		Contre-amiral(e)		Commodore		Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant(e) de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Dominica	No navy
Eswatini	No navy
Republic of Fiji Navy v t e
							Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub-Lieutenant			Ensign
Gambian Navy v t e
					Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Sub-lieutenant
Ghana Navy v t e
			Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant
Grenada	No navy
Guyana Coast Guard v t e
							Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant junior grade			Sub-lieutenant
Haitian Navy v t e
Indian Navy [10] v t e
			Admiral एडमिरल		Vice admiral वाइस एडमिरल		Rear admiral रियर एडमिरल		Commodore कमोडोर		Captain कैप्टन		Commander कमांडर		Lieutenant commander लेफ़्टिनेंट कमांडर		Lieutenant लेफ्टिनेंट		Sub-lieutenant सब लेफ्टिनेंट			Midshipman मिडशिपमैन
Irish Naval Service [11] v t e
					Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub-lieutenant			Ensign
					Leas-aimiréal		Seach-aimiréal		Ceannasóir		Captaen		Ceannasaí		Lefteanant-cheannasaí		Lefteanant		Fo-lefteanant			Meirgire
Jamaican Coast Guard [12] v t e
					Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Sub-lieutenant
Kenya Navy [13] v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Kiribati	No navy
Lesotho	No navy
Liberian National Coast Guard [14] v t e
											Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Ensign
Malawi Navy [15] v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Maritime Squadron of Malta [16] v t e
									Brigadier Brigadier		Colonel Kurunell		Lieutenant colonel Logutenent kurunell		Major Maġġur		Captain Kaptan		Lieutenant Logutenent			Second lieutenant Sekond logutenent
Marshall Islands	No navy
Mauritius	No navy
Federated States of Micronesia	No navy
Namibian Navy [17] v t e
			Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Rear admiral junior grade		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant junior grade			Ensign
Nauru	No navy
Royal New Zealand Navy [18] v t e
	Admiral of the fleet [19]				Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant			Ensign
Nigerian Navy [20] v t e
	Admiral of the Fleet		Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub-Lieutenant			Midshipman
Pakistan Navy [21] v t e
			Admiral ایڈمرل		Vice admiral وائس ایڈمرل		Rear admiral بحریہ کا امیر		Commodore کموڈور		Captain کپتان		Commander کمانڈر		Lieutenant commander لیفٹیننٹ کمانڈر		Lieutenant لیفٹیننٹ		Sub-lieutenant سب لیفٹیننٹ			Midshipman مڈ شپ مین
Palau	No navy
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element v t e
							Rear Admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant
Philippine Navy [22] v t e
			Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant junior grade			Ensign
Rwanda	No navy
Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard v t e
													Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Sub-Lieutenant			Midshipman
Saint Lucia	No navy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No navy
Samoa	No navy
Seychelles Coast Guard [23] [24] v t e
							Major general [a]		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Sierra Leone Navy v t e
							Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Sub-Lieutenant
Republic of Singapore Navy [25] v t e			No insignia yet
			Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Rear admiral (junior grade)		Colonel		Senior lieutenant colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Solomon Islands	No navy
South African Navy [26] v t e
			Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Rear admiral (junior grade)		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant			Ensign
South Sudan	No navy
Sudanese Navy [27] v t e
	مشیر Mushir		فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq		لواء Liwa		عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id		نقيب Naqib		ملازم أول Mulazim awwal			ملازم Mulazim
Tanzania Naval Command v t e
					Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant			Ensign
Tongan Navy [28] v t e
									Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant			Midshipman
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard [29] v t e
							Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub-lieutenant			Acting sub-lieutenant
Tuvalu	No navy
Uganda	No navy
Royal Navy [30] v t e
	Admiral of the Fleet		Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant			Midshipman
United States Navy [31] v t e
	Fleet admiral		Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Rear admiral (lower half)		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Ensign
Vanuatu Maritime Wing v t e
													Commander Komanda		Lieutenant commander Lietnen Komanda		Lieutenant Lietnen		Sub lieutenant Sab-Lietnen
Zambia	No navy
Zimbabwe	No navy
Rank group	General/flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Notes

1. Introduced December 2024

References

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19. Shown with cipher of Elizabeth II
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