micro vs small-scale

micro

adj
  • Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified. 

noun
  • a very small person 

  • micromanagement 

verb
  • to micromanage 

small-scale

adj
  • Having a modest scope or extent. 

  • Concerning a lower order of magnitude rather than a higher one. 

  • Drawn or constructed at a small size (at low scale), without much detail. 

How often have the words micro and small-scale occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )