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Military Rank Equivalence

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.

Compare Rank Structures
🇻🇳 Vietnam
24 ranks
🇨🇳 China
19 ranks
Matching tiers
15
Unmatched tiers
4

Vietnam Army vs China Army

Rank Ladder Highest first
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Army NATO equivalent China · Army 🇨🇳
Officers
Vietnam Army Đại tướng insignia Đại tướng OF-10 Marshal / General of the Army No equivalent
Vietnam Army Thượng tướng insignia Thượng tướng OF-9 General 陆军上将 (General) China Army 陆军上将 (General) insignia
Vietnam Army Trung tướng insignia Trung tướng OF-8 Lieutenant General 陆军中将 (Lieutenant General) China Army 陆军中将 (Lieutenant General) insignia
Vietnam Army Thiếu tướng insignia Thiếu tướng OF-7 Major General 陆军少将 (Major General) China Army 陆军少将 (Major General) insignia
No equivalent OF-6 Brigadier General 陆军大校 (Senior Colonel) China Army 陆军大校 (Senior Colonel) insignia
Vietnam Army Đại tá insignia Đại tá Vietnam Army Thượng tá insignia Thượng tá OF-5 Colonel 陆军上校 (Colonel) China Army 陆军上校 (Colonel) insignia
Vietnam Army Trung tá insignia Trung tá OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel 陆军中校 (Lieutenant Colonel) China Army 陆军中校 (Lieutenant Colonel) insignia
Vietnam Army Thiếu tá insignia Thiếu tá OF-3 Major / Commandant 陆军少校 (Major) China Army 陆军少校 (Major) insignia
Vietnam Army Đại úy insignia Đại úy OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant 陆军上尉 (Captain) China Army 陆军上尉 (Captain) insignia
Vietnam Army Thượng úy insignia Thượng úy Vietnam Army Trung úy insignia Trung úy Vietnam Army Thiếu úy insignia Thiếu úy OF-1 Lieutenant 陆军中尉 (First Lieutenant) China Army 陆军中尉 (First Lieutenant) insignia 陆军少尉 (Second Lieutenant) China Army 陆军少尉 (Second Lieutenant) insignia
Enlisted ranks
Vietnam Army Thượng tá Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp insignia Thượng tá Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp Vietnam Army Trung tá Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp insignia Trung tá Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp Vietnam Army Thiếu tá Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp insignia Thiếu tá Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp OR-9 Sergeant Major 陆军一级军士长 (First Class Sergeant Major) China Army 陆军一级军士长 (First Class Sergeant Major) insignia
Vietnam Army Đại úy Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp insignia Đại úy Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp Vietnam Army Thượng úy Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp insignia Thượng úy Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp Vietnam Army Trung úy Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp insignia Trung úy Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp Vietnam Army Thiếu úy Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp insignia Thiếu úy Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp OR-8 1st Sergeant 陆军二级军士长 (Second Class Sergeant Major) China Army 陆军二级军士长 (Second Class Sergeant Major) insignia
Vietnam Army Thượng sĩ insignia Thượng sĩ OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class 陆军三级军士长 (Third Class Sergeant Major) China Army 陆军三级军士长 (Third Class Sergeant Major) insignia
Vietnam Army Trung sĩ insignia Trung sĩ OR-6 Staff Sergeant 陆军一级上士 (First Class Master Sergeant) China Army 陆军一级上士 (First Class Master Sergeant) insignia
No equivalent OR-5 Sergeant 陆军二级上士 (Second Class Master Sergeant) China Army 陆军二级上士 (Second Class Master Sergeant) insignia
Vietnam Army Hạ sĩ insignia Hạ sĩ OR-4 Corporal 陆军中士 (Sergeant) China Army 陆军中士 (Sergeant) insignia
No equivalent OR-3 Private 1st Class 陆军下士 (Corporal) China Army 陆军下士 (Corporal) insignia
Vietnam Army Binh nhất insignia Binh nhất OR-2 Private 陆军上等兵 (Private First Class) China Army 陆军上等兵 (Private First Class) insignia
Vietnam Army Binh nhì insignia Binh nhì OR-1 Private 陆军列兵 (Private) China Army 陆军列兵 (Private) insignia

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.

Rank Structures on File

Countries81 on file