Two days before he died, the Economist Intelligence Unit issued its 2011 Democracy Index, naming the Czech Republic as the only East European country among the 25 nations meeting the group's "full democracy" criteria.
Dva dana prije njegove smrti, Economist Intelligence Unit objavio je svoj Indeks demokracije 2011, proglasivši Češku Republiku jedinom zemljom istočne Europe među 25 zemalja koja ispunjavaju kriterije "potpune demokracije".