Reader: Nice to meet you, Oda-sensei. I have a question. If One Piece were set in the real world, which countries would the Straw Hats come from?
Oda: Well, I’ll just assign what fits each character’s image.
🔷Luffy: Brazil 🇧🇷
🔷Zoro: Japan 🇯🇵
🔷Nami: Sweden 🇸🇪
🔷Usopp: Africa 🌍
🔷Sanji: France 🇫🇷
🔷Chopper: Canada 🇨🇦
🔷Robin: Russia 🇷🇺
🔷Franky: USA 🇺🇸
🔷Brook: Austria 🇦🇹
🔷Jinbe: India 🇮🇳*
(via One Piece SBS Volumes 56 & 99)
Additional Notes:
🔶Oda specifically mentioned that Usopp would be from Africa (アフリカ). Since Africa is a continent rather than a specific country, this is just a general idea of where he does come from.
🔶Jinbe was not yet part of the Straw Hat Crew when SBS Volume 56 came out, so in SBS Volume 99, Oda revealed all the miscellaneous information about Jinbe now that he’s officially part of the crew, including his country of origin (India 🇮🇳).