metadata vs information

metadata and information both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
metadata	Yes	No	No	No
information	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, information is a hypernym of metadata; that is, information is a word with a broader meaning than metadata:

Other hypernyms of metadata include data.

metadata (noun)	information (noun)
data about data	(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
	knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
	a message received and understood
	formal accusation of a crime
	a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn