Compare Two Dates in Dart

dependencies:
  intl: ^0.15.8
import 'package:intl/intl.dart';

void main() {
  var date1 = new DateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy").parse("22/10/2021");
  var date2 = new DateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy").parse("25/10/2021");
  if (date1.compareTo(date2) < 0) {
    print("date 1 < date 2");
  } else if (date1.compareTo(date2) == 0) {
    print("date 1 = date 2");
  } else {
    print("date 1 > date 2");
  }
}
date 1 < date 2