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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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🇹🇼 Taiwan
19 ranks
🇰🇷 South Korea
19 ranks
Matching tiers
16
Unmatched tiers
3

Taiwan Army vs South Korea Army

Rank Ladder Highest first
🇹🇼 Taiwan · Army NATO equivalent South Korea · Army 🇰🇷
Officers
No equivalent OF-10 Marshal / General of the Army 원수 元帥 Wonsu South Korea Army 원수 元帥 Wonsu insignia
Taiwan Army 一級上將 Yījí Shàngjiàng insignia 一級上將 Yījí Shàngjiàng Taiwan Army 二級上將 Èrjí Shàngjiàng insignia 二級上將 Èrjí Shàngjiàng OF-9 General 대장 大將 Daejang South Korea Army 대장 大將 Daejang insignia
Taiwan Army 中將 Zhōngjiàng insignia 中將 Zhōngjiàng OF-8 Lieutenant General 중장 中將 Jungjang South Korea Army 중장 中將 Jungjang insignia
Taiwan Army 少將 Shaojiàng insignia 少將 Shaojiàng OF-7 Major General 소장 小將 Sojang South Korea Army 소장 小將 Sojang insignia
No equivalent OF-6 Brigadier General 준장 准將 Junjang South Korea Army 준장 准將 Junjang insignia
Taiwan Army 上校 Shàngxiào insignia 上校 Shàngxiào OF-5 Colonel 대령 大領 Daeryeong South Korea Army 대령 大領 Daeryeong insignia
Taiwan Army 中校 Zhōngxiào insignia 中校 Zhōngxiào OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel 중령 中領 Jungnyeong South Korea Army 중령 中領 Jungnyeong insignia
Taiwan Army 少校 Shàoxiào insignia 少校 Shàoxiào OF-3 Major / Commandant 소령 少領 Soryeong South Korea Army 소령 少領 Soryeong insignia
Taiwan Army 上尉 Shàngwèi insignia 上尉 Shàngwèi OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant 대위 大尉 Daewi South Korea Army 대위 大尉 Daewi insignia
Taiwan Army 中尉 Zhōngwèi insignia 中尉 Zhōngwèi Taiwan Army 少尉 Shàowèi insignia 少尉 Shàowèi OF-1 Lieutenant 중위 中尉 Jungwi South Korea Army 중위 中尉 Jungwi insignia 소위 小尉 Sowi South Korea Army 소위 小尉 Sowi insignia
Enlisted ranks
Taiwan Army 一等士官長 Yīděng Shìguānzhǎng insignia 一等士官長 Yīděng Shìguānzhǎng OR-9 Sergeant Major 원사 元士 Wonsa South Korea Army 원사 元士 Wonsa insignia
Taiwan Army 二等士官長 Èrděng Shìguānzhǎng insignia 二等士官長 Èrděng Shìguānzhǎng OR-8 1st Sergeant 상사 上士 Sangsa South Korea Army 상사 上士 Sangsa insignia
Taiwan Army 三等士官長 Sānděng Shìguānzhǎng insignia 三等士官長 Sānděng Shìguānzhǎng OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class 중사 中士 Jungsa South Korea Army 중사 中士 Jungsa insignia
Taiwan Army 上士 Shàngshi insignia 上士 Shàngshi OR-6 Staff Sergeant 하사 下士 Hasa South Korea Army 하사 下士 Hasa insignia
Taiwan Army 中士 Zhōngshi insignia 中士 Zhōngshi OR-5 Sergeant No equivalent
Taiwan Army 下士 Xiàshi insignia 下士 Xiàshi OR-4 Corporal 병장 兵長 Byeongjang South Korea Army 병장 兵長 Byeongjang insignia
Taiwan Army 上等兵 Shàngděng Bīng insignia 上等兵 Shàngděng Bīng OR-3 Private 1st Class 상등병 上等兵 Sangdeungbyeong South Korea Army 상등병 上等兵 Sangdeungbyeong insignia
Taiwan Army 一等兵 Yīděng Bīng insignia 一等兵 Yīděng Bīng OR-2 Private 일등병 一等兵 Ildeungbyeong South Korea Army 일등병 一等兵 Ildeungbyeong insignia
Taiwan Army 二等兵 Èrděng Bīng insignia 二等兵 Èrděng Bīng OR-1 Private 이등병 二等兵 Ideungbyeong South Korea Army 이등병 二等兵 Ideungbyeong 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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