diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index bf59485..43ce2d9 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ run sv_element_access_test.cpp ;
 run sv_modifiers_test.cpp ;
 run sv_copy_test.cpp ;
 run sv_substr_test.cpp ;
+run sv_compare_test.cpp ;
 
 use-project /boost/core/swap : ./swap ;
 build-project ./swap ;
diff --git a/test/sv_compare_test.cpp b/test/sv_compare_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26eba68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sv_compare_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Peter Dimov
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/core/string_view.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <cstddef>
+
+int main()
+{
+    std::size_t const npos = boost::core::string_view::npos;
+
+    {
+        boost::core::string_view sv1( "" );
+        boost::core::string_view sv2( "" );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( sv2 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 0, sv2 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 1, sv2 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 1, 0, sv2 ), std::out_of_range );
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 1, 1, sv2 ), std::out_of_range );
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 1, npos, sv2 ), std::out_of_range );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 0, sv2, 0, 0 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 1, sv2, 0, 1 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 1, 0, sv2, 0, 0 ), std::out_of_range );
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 1, 1, sv2, 0, 1 ), std::out_of_range );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 0, 0, sv2, 1, 0 ), std::out_of_range );
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 0, 1, sv2, 1, 1 ), std::out_of_range );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( "" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( "1" ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 0, "" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 0, 0, "1" ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 1, "" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 0, 1, "1" ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 1, 0, "" ), std::out_of_range );
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 1, 1, "1" ), std::out_of_range );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 0, "", 0 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 0, "1", 0 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 0, 0, "1", 1 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 1, "", 0 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 1, "1", 0 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 0, 1, "1", 1 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 1, 0, "", 0 ), std::out_of_range );
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 1, 1, "1", 0 ), std::out_of_range );
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 1, 1, "1", 1 ), std::out_of_range );
+    }
+
+    {
+        boost::core::string_view sv1( "123412345" );
+        boost::core::string_view sv2( "1234" );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( sv2 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 0, 3, sv2 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 4, sv2 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( 0, 5, sv2 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( 0, npos, sv2 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 1, 0, sv2 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( 1, 1, sv2 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 4, 3, sv2 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 4, 4, sv2 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( 4, 5, sv2 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 9, 0, sv2 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 9, 1, sv2 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 10, 0, sv2 ), std::out_of_range );
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 10, 1, sv2 ), std::out_of_range );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( 0, 3, sv2, 0, 2 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 3, sv2, 0, 3 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 0, 3, sv2, 0, 4 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 0, 3, sv2, 0, 5 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( 0, 4, sv2, 0, 3 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 4, sv2, 0, 4 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 4, sv2, 0, 5 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 5, 2, sv2, 1, npos ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 5, 3, sv2, 1, npos ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( 5, 4, sv2, 1, npos ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 9, 0, sv2, 0, 0 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 9, 1, sv2, 0, 1 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 10, 0, sv2, 0, 0 ), std::out_of_range );
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 10, 1, sv2, 0, 1 ), std::out_of_range );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 0, 0, sv2, 4, 0 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( 0, 1, sv2, 4, 1 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 0, 0, sv2, 5, 0 ), std::out_of_range );
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 0, 1, sv2, 5, 1 ), std::out_of_range );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( "" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( "12341234" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( "123412344" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( "123412345" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( "123412346" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( "1234123456" ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( 4, 3, "" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( 4, 3, "1" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( 4, 3, "12" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( 4, 3, "122" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 4, 3, "123" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 4, 3, "124" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 4, 3, "1234" ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 9, 0, "" ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 9, 1, "1" ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 10, 0, "" ), std::out_of_range );
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 10, 1, "1" ), std::out_of_range );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_GT( sv1.compare( 4, npos, "123456", 4 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 4, npos, "123456", 5 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 4, npos, "123456", 6 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 9, npos, "", 0 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( sv1.compare( 9, npos, "1", 0 ), 0 );
+        BOOST_TEST_LT( sv1.compare( 9, npos, "1", 1 ), 0 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 10, npos, "", 0 ), std::out_of_range );
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 10, npos, "1", 0 ), std::out_of_range );
+        BOOST_TEST_THROWS( sv1.compare( 10, npos, "1", 1 ), std::out_of_range );
+    }
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}