Collocations for compare - verb

favourably/favorably, well
The city compares favourably/favorably with other parts of Brazil.

unfavourably/unfavorably
closely
accurately, directly, systematically
easily
constantly

cannot, do not
These mountains do not compare with (= are not nearly as high, impressive, etc. as) the Himalayas.

with
Few things compare with (= are as good as) the joy of walking on a bright spring morning.

compare and contrast
be nothing compared to sb/sth
I've had some difficulties but they were nothing compared to yours (= they were not nearly as bad as yours).

nothing compares to sb/sth (= nothing is as good as sb/sth)
be often compared to sb/sth
The golfer Tiger Woods is often compared to Jack Nicklaus.

Compare is used with these nouns as the subject:
study

Compare is used with these nouns as the object:
characteristic, data, difference, effect, effectiveness, estimate, frequency, incidence, merit, note, price, schedule, score, size