Comparing lists' values

Hello there, I'm new to Lisp and I would like to know why this doesnt work.
I have this list

 (compare `((something 5) (qwer 3)) 2) 

and im trying to compare the 5 with the 2, but I get this error
Error: (5) is not of type (OR RATIONAL FLOAT). Is there anyway I can compare these two values?

(defun compare (L N)
	(if
		(> (cdr (car L)  N  ))
			T
	)
)

Try printing the values you are comparing.

I did and they are 5 and 2... so I don't understand why that error happens..

(cdar L) returns (5), not 5. You have to use (cadar L).

that error made me waste so much time until now, thanks!