lacking vs subpar

lacking

adj
  • Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc). 

noun
  • The absence of something; a lack. 

subpar

adj
  • Of less than a traditional or accepted standard 

  • below par 

  • Trading a price below face value. 

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