better than nothing vs sufficient

better than nothing

adj
  • Barely useful; almost worthless or pointless, but nevertheless better than having nothing at all. 

sufficient

adj
  • Of a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs. 

  • Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit. 

det
  • A quantity (of something) that is as large as is needed. 

  • An adequate quantity of; enough. 

How often have the words better than nothing and sufficient occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )