diff --git a/netipx.go b/netipx.go
index 53ce503..08d57db 100644
--- a/netipx.go
+++ b/netipx.go
@@ -545,3 +545,33 @@ func appendRangePrefixes(dst []netip.Prefix, makePrefix prefixMaker, a, b uint12
 	dst = appendRangePrefixes(dst, makePrefix, b.bitsClearedFrom(common+1), b)
 	return dst
 }
+
+// CompareAddr returns -1 if a.Less(b), 1 if b.Less(0), else it
+// returns 0.
+func CompareAddr(a, b netip.Addr) int {
+	if a.Less(b) {
+		return -1
+	}
+	if b.Less(a) {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+// ComparePrefix  -1 if a.Addr().Less(b), 1 if
+// b.Addr().Less(0), else if a and b have the same address, it
+// compares their prefix bit length, returning -1, 0, or 1.
+func ComparePrefix(a, b netip.Prefix) int {
+	aa, ba := a.Addr(), b.Addr()
+	if aa == ba {
+		ab, bb := a.Bits(), b.Bits()
+		if ab < bb {
+			return -1
+		}
+		if bb < ab {
+			return 1
+		}
+		return 0
+	}
+	return CompareAddr(a.Addr(), b.Addr())
+}
diff --git a/netipx_test.go b/netipx_test.go
index 8122ccf..1384333 100644
--- a/netipx_test.go
+++ b/netipx_test.go
@@ -871,3 +871,38 @@ func TestNoAllocs(t *testing.T) {
 		sinkIPPrefix = panicPfxOK(a.Prefix())
 	})
 }
+
+func TestCompareAddr(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		a, b string
+		want int
+	}{
+		{"1.1.1.1", "1.1.1.2", -1},
+		{"1.1.1.2", "1.1.1.1", 1},
+		{"1.1.1.1", "1.1.1.1", 0},
+		{"1.1.1.1", "1::1", -1},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		if got := CompareAddr(netip.MustParseAddr(tt.a), netip.MustParseAddr(tt.b)); got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("f(%q, %q) = %v; want %v", tt.a, tt.b, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestComparePrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		a, b string
+		want int
+	}{
+		{"1.1.1.1/10", "1.1.1.2/10", -1},
+		{"1.1.1.2/10", "1.1.1.1/10", 1},
+		{"1.1.1.1/10", "1.1.1.1/10", 0},
+		{"1.1.1.1/9", "1.1.1.1/10", -1},
+		{"1.1.1.1/32", "1::1/128", -1},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		if got := ComparePrefix(netip.MustParsePrefix(tt.a), netip.MustParsePrefix(tt.b)); got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("f(%q, %q) = %v; want %v", tt.a, tt.b, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}