A focused population profile of Korowai, with modern genetic matches, ancestry modeling, and a World Genetics G25 heatmap.
Korowai is included in the World Genetics modern G25 database as a reference population. This page uses that reference average to compare Korowai with other modern populations in the database.
The label should be read as a population reference name rather than a complete description of every individual, family, language, region, or community history connected with Korowai.
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, the closest non-self match for Korowai is Papuan Kosipe. Other nearby references include Papuan Middle Sepik, Papuan Koinambe, Papuan Highland, and Papuan Coastal. This gives the Korowai profile its nearest modern genetic context inside the current reference database.
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The ancestral breakdown below loads the best-fitting World Genetics calculator for the Korowai average. It should be read as a model of deep ancestry components, while the closest-match table is the better guide to which modern populations are most similar in G25 space.
The heatmap gives the Korowai profile a geographic shape. Warmer areas mark regions where available modern reference populations sit closer to the Korowai average, while cooler areas represent more distant matches.
The closest non-self match in this World Genetics comparison is Papuan Kosipe. Other nearby references include Papuan Middle Sepik, Papuan Koinambe, Papuan Highland, and Papuan Coastal.
In the current modern G25 reference set, Papuan Kosipe is the closest listed match to the Korowai average after removing Korowai itself from the table.
The heatmap shows where modern reference populations are closer or farther from the Korowai G25 average, giving the closest-match results a geographic view.