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Pick two armed forces and line their rank ladders up on the NATO OF/OR scale — insignia, local titles and the equivalent each one maps to.

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India
18 ranks
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China
19 ranks
Matching tiers
16
Unmatched tiers
4

India Army vs China Army

Rank Ladder Highest first
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India · Army NATO equivalent China · Army ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Officers
India Army Field marshal insignia Field marshal OF-10 Marshal / General of the Army No equivalent
India Army General insignia General OF-9 General ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๅฐ† (General) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๅฐ† (General) insignia
India Army Lieutenant general insignia Lieutenant general OF-8 Lieutenant General ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฐ† (Lieutenant General) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฐ† (Lieutenant General) insignia
India Army Major general insignia Major general OF-7 Major General ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๅฐ† (Major General) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๅฐ† (Major General) insignia
India Army Brigadier insignia Brigadier OF-6 Brigadier General ้™†ๅ†›ๅคงๆ ก (Senior Colonel) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅคงๆ ก (Senior Colonel) insignia
India Army Colonel insignia Colonel OF-5 Colonel ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๆ ก (Colonel) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๆ ก (Colonel) insignia
India Army Lieutenant colonel insignia Lieutenant colonel OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๆ ก (Lieutenant Colonel) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๆ ก (Lieutenant Colonel) insignia
India Army Major insignia Major OF-3 Major / Commandant ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๆ ก (Major) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๆ ก (Major) insignia
India Army Captain insignia Captain OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๅฐ‰ (Captain) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๅฐ‰ (Captain) insignia
India Army Lieutenant insignia Lieutenant OF-1 Lieutenant ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฐ‰ (First Lieutenant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฐ‰ (First Lieutenant) insignia ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๅฐ‰ (Second Lieutenant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๅฐ‰ (Second Lieutenant) insignia
Officer cadet OF-D Student Officer No equivalent
Enlisted ranks
India Army Subedar Major insignia Subedar Major OR-9 Sergeant Major ้™†ๅ†›ไธ€็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (First Class Sergeant Major) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธ€็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (First Class Sergeant Major) insignia
India Army Subedar insignia Subedar OR-8 1st Sergeant ้™†ๅ†›ไบŒ็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (Second Class Sergeant Major) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไบŒ็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (Second Class Sergeant Major) insignia
India Army Naib Subedar insignia Naib Subedar OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class ้™†ๅ†›ไธ‰็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (Third Class Sergeant Major) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธ‰็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (Third Class Sergeant Major) insignia
India Army Havildar insignia Havildar OR-6 Staff Sergeant ้™†ๅ†›ไธ€็บงไธŠๅฃซ (First Class Master Sergeant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธ€็บงไธŠๅฃซ (First Class Master Sergeant) insignia
No equivalent OR-5 Sergeant ้™†ๅ†›ไบŒ็บงไธŠๅฃซ (Second Class Master Sergeant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไบŒ็บงไธŠๅฃซ (Second Class Master Sergeant) insignia
India Army Naik insignia Naik OR-4 Corporal ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฃซ (Sergeant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฃซ (Sergeant) insignia
India Army Lance Naik insignia Lance Naik OR-3 Private 1st Class ้™†ๅ†›ไธ‹ๅฃซ (Corporal) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธ‹ๅฃซ (Corporal) insignia
No equivalent OR-2 Private ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠ็ญ‰ๅ…ต (Private First Class) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠ็ญ‰ๅ…ต (Private First Class) insignia
Sepoy OR-1 Private ้™†ๅ†›ๅˆ—ๅ…ต (Private) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅˆ—ๅ…ต (Private) insignia
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Tiers neither force uses are hidden. An OF/OR code held by only one of the two is kept and marked — a missing tier is itself a difference in how the two hierarchies are built.

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