English translation:
although
rather…for
unexpectedly
Structure:
Verb + わりに
いAdj + わりに
なAdj + な + わりに
Noun + の + わりに
Explanation:
[AわりにB・B varies in quality, price, degree etc. from what person would normally expect from A ]
I’m not sure if I misunderstood something, but based on the video of Nihongo no Mori we should only use わりに for positive outcomes, while くせに is used for negative outcomes.
There are a lot of example sentences that do not follow this rule, so I wanted to ask if it really applies here.
Thanks!
@tylus Hey! Both わりに and くせに can be used with unexpected, negative outcomes. However, わりに can also be used when the outcome is positive, whileくせに cannot. Cheers!
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While going through DIJG, they mention 割合 as another way of saying 割と, which I saw mentioned on this grammar point, but not 割合. I wasn’t sure if it was worth also bringing up 割合 as well. 
How does this compare to using のに?
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In both the explanation sentences and the example sentences, 割に is sometimes followed by は, and sometimes it is not. But I can’t figure out when は is necessary and what function it has. Does anybody know?
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@779 Sorry about the very late reply! I hope this answer still helps. When comparing to のに, わりに is different in the fact that it is making a qualitative or quantitative judgement about what precedes it, and will then be followed by a statement that expresses how the actual situation doesn’t meet that expectation. Basically 'The degree of (A) doesn’t match up with (B). のに can also have that nuance but doesn’t quite push the emphasis on the expectation of (A) like わりに does.
@BreadmanNin は is more of a nuance thing rather than something that is ‘necessary’. None of the examples strictly need it. When は is included, it even further emphasizes that the opening statement is a situation within which (B) is unexpected.
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Thank you for the very helpful and concise answer!
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