bad off vs poverty-ridden

bad off

adj
  • In unfortunate circumstances, especially having financial difficulty. 

poverty-ridden

adj
  • During which one suffers or has suffered from poverty. 

  • Suffering from poverty. 

  • Filled with or plagued by poverty. 

How often have the words bad off and poverty-ridden occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )