“how is life for the citizens of north korea greatly affected by living under communist rule? ”

The life of the people living in North Korea is heavily affected by the communist government, mostly in a negative manner, though from certain aspects we can find some positives. The people in North Korea are very restricted, being able to do only what the government allows them to do and nothing more. All of the people work for the government, and in return they got energy, food, and water for it. They are not allowed to have any access to the international media or the internet, so they live in total isolation from the rest of the world, having no clue what is going in the rest of the world or how it functions. The people have no right to express their opinion except if the leader asks for it. Everyone who disobeys the government ends up either in prison or dead. Despite all the negatives, the people of North Korea actually have better lives than the people in around one third of the total number of countries in the world. This is like that because the country is very safe, there's no classes, and everyone usually has access to the basic needs for living, and they do not pay taxes.