as a whole

1. 作为一个整体; 整个看来

Is this true just in this country, or in the world as a whole?

只是在这个国家如此呢, 还是就整个世界来看都这样?

on the whole

1. 总的看来; 基本上

On the whole, I like it.

总的看来, 我喜欢这个。