diff --git a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_Variant.cpp b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_Variant.cpp
index 4818cf7966..eca034280e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_Variant.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_Variant.cpp
@@ -53,17 +53,18 @@ public:
     virtual MemoryBlock* toBinary (const ValueUnion&) const noexcept            { return nullptr; }
     virtual var clone (const var& original) const                               { return original; }
 
-    virtual bool isVoid() const noexcept      { return false; }
-    virtual bool isUndefined() const noexcept { return false; }
-    virtual bool isInt() const noexcept       { return false; }
-    virtual bool isInt64() const noexcept     { return false; }
-    virtual bool isBool() const noexcept      { return false; }
-    virtual bool isDouble() const noexcept    { return false; }
-    virtual bool isString() const noexcept    { return false; }
-    virtual bool isObject() const noexcept    { return false; }
-    virtual bool isArray() const noexcept     { return false; }
-    virtual bool isBinary() const noexcept    { return false; }
-    virtual bool isMethod() const noexcept    { return false; }
+    virtual bool isVoid() const noexcept       { return false; }
+    virtual bool isUndefined() const noexcept  { return false; }
+    virtual bool isInt() const noexcept        { return false; }
+    virtual bool isInt64() const noexcept      { return false; }
+    virtual bool isBool() const noexcept       { return false; }
+    virtual bool isDouble() const noexcept     { return false; }
+    virtual bool isString() const noexcept     { return false; }
+    virtual bool isObject() const noexcept     { return false; }
+    virtual bool isArray() const noexcept      { return false; }
+    virtual bool isBinary() const noexcept     { return false; }
+    virtual bool isMethod() const noexcept     { return false; }
+    virtual bool isComparable() const noexcept { return false; }
 
     virtual void cleanUp (ValueUnion&) const noexcept {}
     virtual void createCopy (ValueUnion& dest, const ValueUnion& source) const      { dest = source; }
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ public:
     VariantType_Void() noexcept {}
     static const VariantType_Void instance;
 
-    bool isVoid() const noexcept override   { return true; }
+    bool isVoid() const noexcept override           { return true; }
+    bool isComparable() const noexcept override     { return true; }
     bool equals (const ValueUnion&, const ValueUnion&, const VariantType& otherType) const noexcept override { return otherType.isVoid() || otherType.isUndefined(); }
     void writeToStream (const ValueUnion&, OutputStream& output) const override   { output.writeCompressedInt (0); }
 };
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ public:
     String toString (const ValueUnion& data) const override          { return String (data.intValue); }
     bool toBool (const ValueUnion& data) const noexcept override     { return data.intValue != 0; }
     bool isInt() const noexcept override                             { return true; }
+    bool isComparable() const noexcept override                      { return true; }
 
     bool equals (const ValueUnion& data, const ValueUnion& otherData, const VariantType& otherType) const noexcept override
     {
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ public:
     String toString (const ValueUnion& data) const override          { return String (data.int64Value); }
     bool toBool (const ValueUnion& data) const noexcept override     { return data.int64Value != 0; }
     bool isInt64() const noexcept override                           { return true; }
+    bool isComparable() const noexcept override                      { return true; }
 
     bool equals (const ValueUnion& data, const ValueUnion& otherData, const VariantType& otherType) const noexcept override
     {
@@ -174,6 +178,7 @@ public:
     String toString (const ValueUnion& data) const override          { return String (data.doubleValue, 20); }
     bool toBool (const ValueUnion& data) const noexcept override     { return data.doubleValue != 0.0; }
     bool isDouble() const noexcept override                          { return true; }
+    bool isComparable() const noexcept override                      { return true; }
 
     bool equals (const ValueUnion& data, const ValueUnion& otherData, const VariantType& otherType) const noexcept override
     {
@@ -201,6 +206,7 @@ public:
     String toString (const ValueUnion& data) const override          { return String::charToString (data.boolValue ? (juce_wchar) '1' : (juce_wchar) '0'); }
     bool toBool (const ValueUnion& data) const noexcept override     { return data.boolValue; }
     bool isBool() const noexcept override                            { return true; }
+    bool isComparable() const noexcept override                      { return true; }
 
     bool equals (const ValueUnion& data, const ValueUnion& otherData, const VariantType& otherType) const noexcept override
     {
@@ -232,6 +238,7 @@ public:
     bool toBool (const ValueUnion& data) const noexcept override     { return getString (data)->getIntValue() != 0
                                                                            || getString (data)->trim().equalsIgnoreCase ("true")
                                                                            || getString (data)->trim().equalsIgnoreCase ("yes"); }
+    bool isComparable() const noexcept override                      { return true; }
 
     bool equals (const ValueUnion& data, const ValueUnion& otherData, const VariantType& otherType) const noexcept override
     {
@@ -565,7 +572,7 @@ bool var::equals (const var& other) const noexcept
 
 bool var::equalsWithSameType (const var& other) const noexcept
 {
-    return type == other.type && equals (other);
+    return hasSameTypeAs (other) && equals (other);
 }
 
 bool var::hasSameTypeAs (const var& other) const noexcept
@@ -573,12 +580,31 @@ bool var::hasSameTypeAs (const var& other) const noexcept
     return type == other.type;
 }
 
-bool operator== (const var& v1, const var& v2) noexcept     { return v1.equals (v2); }
-bool operator!= (const var& v1, const var& v2) noexcept     { return ! v1.equals (v2); }
-bool operator== (const var& v1, const String& v2)           { return v1.toString() == v2; }
-bool operator!= (const var& v1, const String& v2)           { return v1.toString() != v2; }
-bool operator== (const var& v1, const char* const v2)       { return v1.toString() == v2; }
-bool operator!= (const var& v1, const char* const v2)       { return v1.toString() != v2; }
+bool canCompare (const var& v1, const var& v2)
+{
+    return v1.type->isComparable() && v2.type->isComparable();
+}
+
+static int compare (const var& v1, const var& v2)
+{
+    if (v1.isString() && v2.isString())
+        return v1.toString().compare (v2.toString());
+
+    auto diff = static_cast<double> (v1) - static_cast<double> (v2);
+    return diff == 0 ? 0 : (diff < 0 ? -1 : 1);
+}
+
+bool operator== (const var& v1, const var& v2)     { return v1.equals (v2); }
+bool operator!= (const var& v1, const var& v2)     { return ! v1.equals (v2); }
+bool operator<  (const var& v1, const var& v2)     { return canCompare (v1, v2) && compare (v1, v2) <  0; }
+bool operator>  (const var& v1, const var& v2)     { return canCompare (v1, v2) && compare (v1, v2) >  0; }
+bool operator<= (const var& v1, const var& v2)     { return canCompare (v1, v2) && compare (v1, v2) <= 0; }
+bool operator>= (const var& v1, const var& v2)     { return canCompare (v1, v2) && compare (v1, v2) >= 0; }
+
+bool operator== (const var& v1, const String& v2)  { return v1.toString() == v2; }
+bool operator!= (const var& v1, const String& v2)  { return v1.toString() != v2; }
+bool operator== (const var& v1, const char* v2)    { return v1.toString() == v2; }
+bool operator!= (const var& v1, const char* v2)    { return v1.toString() != v2; }
 
 //==============================================================================
 var var::clone() const noexcept
@@ -666,7 +692,7 @@ var var::call (const Identifier& method, const var& arg1, const var& arg2, const
 //==============================================================================
 int var::size() const
 {
-    if (auto* array = getArray())
+    if (auto array = getArray())
         return array->size();
 
     return 0;
@@ -674,7 +700,7 @@ int var::size() const
 
 const var& var::operator[] (int arrayIndex) const
 {
-    auto* array = getArray();
+    auto array = getArray();
 
     // When using this method, the var must actually be an array, and the index
     // must be in-range!
@@ -685,7 +711,7 @@ const var& var::operator[] (int arrayIndex) const
 
 var& var::operator[] (int arrayIndex)
 {
-    auto* array = getArray();
+    auto array = getArray();
 
     // When using this method, the var must actually be an array, and the index
     // must be in-range!
@@ -696,10 +722,11 @@ var& var::operator[] (int arrayIndex)
 
 Array<var>* var::convertToArray()
 {
-    if (auto* array = getArray())
+    if (auto array = getArray())
         return array;
 
     Array<var> tempVar;
+
     if (! isVoid())
         tempVar.add (*this);
 
@@ -714,7 +741,7 @@ void var::append (const var& n)
 
 void var::remove (const int index)
 {
-    if (auto* const array = getArray())
+    if (auto array = getArray())
         array->remove (index);
 }
 
@@ -730,7 +757,7 @@ void var::resize (const int numArrayElementsWanted)
 
 int var::indexOf (const var& n) const
 {
-    if (auto* const array = getArray())
+    if (auto array = getArray())
         return array->indexOf (n);
 
     return -1;
@@ -755,6 +782,7 @@ var var::readFromStream (InputStream& input)
             case varMarker_BoolTrue:    return var (true);
             case varMarker_BoolFalse:   return var (false);
             case varMarker_Double:      return var (input.readDouble());
+
             case varMarker_String:
             {
                 MemoryOutputStream mo;
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_Variant.h b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_Variant.h
index f4c1dfb376..35025de243 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_Variant.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_Variant.h
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ private:
         NativeFunction* methodValue;
     };
 
+    friend bool canCompare (const var&, const var&);
+
     const VariantType* type;
     ValueUnion value;
 
@@ -319,9 +321,18 @@ private:
 };
 
 /** Compares the values of two var objects, using the var::equals() comparison. */
-JUCE_API bool operator== (const var&, const var&) noexcept;
+JUCE_API bool operator== (const var&, const var&);
+/** Compares the values of two var objects, using the var::equals() comparison. */
+JUCE_API bool operator!= (const var&, const var&);
+/** Compares the values of two var objects, using the var::equals() comparison. */
+JUCE_API bool operator<  (const var&, const var&);
 /** Compares the values of two var objects, using the var::equals() comparison. */
-JUCE_API bool operator!= (const var&, const var&) noexcept;
+JUCE_API bool operator<= (const var&, const var&);
+/** Compares the values of two var objects, using the var::equals() comparison. */
+JUCE_API bool operator>  (const var&, const var&);
+/** Compares the values of two var objects, using the var::equals() comparison. */
+JUCE_API bool operator>= (const var&, const var&);
+
 JUCE_API bool operator== (const var&, const String&);
 JUCE_API bool operator!= (const var&, const String&);
 JUCE_API bool operator== (const var&, const char*);