following vs latter

following

adj
  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time. 

  • About to be specified. 

  • Blowing in the direction of travel. 

noun
  • A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after. 

  • A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage. 

  • Vocation; business; profession. 

prep
  • After, subsequent to. 

latter

adj
  • In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time. 

  • Relating to or being the second of two items. 

  • Near (or nearer) to the end. 

How often have the words following and latter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )