set enable_seqscan=off; CREATE TABLE test_uuid ( i uuid ); INSERT INTO test_uuid VALUES ( '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000' ), ( '299bc99f-2f79-4e3e-bfea-2cbfd62a7c27' ), ( '6264af33-0d43-4337-bf4e-43509b8a4be8' ), ( 'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c' ), ( 'd2ce731f-f2a8-4a2b-be37-8f0ba637427f' ), ( 'ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff' ) ; CREATE INDEX idx_uuid ON test_uuid USING gin (i); SELECT * FROM test_uuid WHERE i<'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid ORDER BY i; i -------------------------------------- 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 299bc99f-2f79-4e3e-bfea-2cbfd62a7c27 6264af33-0d43-4337-bf4e-43509b8a4be8 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_uuid WHERE i<='ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid ORDER BY i; i -------------------------------------- 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 299bc99f-2f79-4e3e-bfea-2cbfd62a7c27 6264af33-0d43-4337-bf4e-43509b8a4be8 ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_uuid WHERE i='ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid ORDER BY i; i -------------------------------------- ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_uuid WHERE i>='ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid ORDER BY i; i -------------------------------------- ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c d2ce731f-f2a8-4a2b-be37-8f0ba637427f ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_uuid WHERE i>'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid ORDER BY i; i -------------------------------------- d2ce731f-f2a8-4a2b-be37-8f0ba637427f ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff (2 rows) EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT * FROM test_uuid WHERE i<'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid ORDER BY i; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sort Sort Key: i -> Bitmap Heap Scan on test_uuid Recheck Cond: (i < 'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid) -> Bitmap Index Scan on idx_uuid Index Cond: (i < 'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid) (6 rows) EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT * FROM test_uuid WHERE i<='ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid ORDER BY i; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sort Sort Key: i -> Bitmap Heap Scan on test_uuid Recheck Cond: (i <= 'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid) -> Bitmap Index Scan on idx_uuid Index Cond: (i <= 'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid) (6 rows) EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT * FROM test_uuid WHERE i='ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid ORDER BY i; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bitmap Heap Scan on test_uuid Recheck Cond: (i = 'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid) -> Bitmap Index Scan on idx_uuid Index Cond: (i = 'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid) (4 rows) EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT * FROM test_uuid WHERE i>='ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid ORDER BY i; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sort Sort Key: i -> Bitmap Heap Scan on test_uuid Recheck Cond: (i >= 'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid) -> Bitmap Index Scan on idx_uuid Index Cond: (i >= 'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid) (6 rows) EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT * FROM test_uuid WHERE i>'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid ORDER BY i; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sort Sort Key: i -> Bitmap Heap Scan on test_uuid Recheck Cond: (i > 'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid) -> Bitmap Index Scan on idx_uuid Index Cond: (i > 'ce41c936-6acb-4feb-8c91-852a673e5a5c'::uuid) (6 rows)