In Mexico, the UENI research firm conducted a study, in a field composed of 1287 Mexican microentrepreneurs, that is: supermarkets, restaurants, clothing sales, accessories, among others. In which it was concluded that 67.1% of respondents were unaware of the world of cryptocurrencies. The remaining 32.9% who said they knew the concept of cryptocurrencies, were asked another question, in which they were asked, if they would be willing to accept cryptocurrencies as a method of payment? and the result was that 50.4% of respondents he said no .
https://www.criptonoticias.com/negocios/67pc-pequenas-empresas-mexico-desconoce-bitcoin-criptomonedas/What you think?
-Why does the population know cryptocurrencies?
-What would happen if at least 67.1% of microenterprises accepted Bitcoin as payment methods?
-Could it be that there are more countries like Mexico in which the population does not know or fear this new technology?
The results are likely skewed.
If you asked the same survey question in a country like the US it is very likely that the results will be staggeringly different as the awareness of cryptos in general is much higher.
Plus, the statistics are positioned in a way to suggest this type of result.
So to answer your question, it is entirely possible and in fact, probable that the gap between countries in terms of adoption is still extremely large given the fact that there is a huge income and education gap between them.